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Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)
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Released: 2008-01-01 |
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Post-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in theform of Gil Elvgren's Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique-which earned him a reputation as "The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake"-involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more flamboyant hair and gravity-defying busts, and in the process making them the perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private.
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Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)
- Hardcover: 271 pages
- Publisher: Taschen; 2008-01-01
- Label: Taschen
- Format: Illustrated
- Studio: Taschen
- ISBN: 3836503050
- Average Customer Review: based on 21 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #15025
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Summary: Interesting Book 2008-07-19
Comment: I'm still studying and reading through it, but it has an interesting magic that's missing in many of today's similar subjects - innocence.
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Summary: The product is just as gorgeous as the subject matter! 2008-07-15
Comment: This book is absolutely beautiful. Lots and lots of color - designed and bound very well. Worth every penny and then some. Impressed with Amazon's service (my first order) and the whole shopping/purchase experience here.
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Summary: great quality, great value, great buy! 2008-07-12
Comment: I highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in Elvgren or pin-ups. Beautiful picture quality, comprehensive collection. For the money, you can't get much better than this!
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Summary: WOW 2008-05-30
Comment: Elvgren is a master of his art. This book truly is a gem at this price. If you love pinup art he is the master. Its a slice of days gone past and pretty girls to write home about. Elvgren will live on forever. Take a piece of history home.
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Summary: Gorgeous book. 2008-04-29
Comment: If you love this era of art, this is a beauty. Great coffee table book to spark conversation.
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Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)
