Ted Withers for Brown & Bigelow, November 1955, #35651
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Shy and Retiring
Al Buell, The Osborne Co., c. 1940s
Pretty Sharp
Gil Elvgren, Brown & Bigelow, November 1971, 230-304-11 This is one of the last ink blotters published as they were largely phased out after 1971. Calendar notepads featuring Gil Elvgren’s and other pin-up artists’ work continued to be published and are accessible collectibles as well.
Shaping Up
Gil Elvgren, Brown & Bigelow, November 1960, 30-304-11
Riding High
Gil Elvgren, Brown & Bigelow, October 1959, #39-304-10
Dog-on-it
Meredith Law, Kemper-Thomas Co., c. 1947, #2203 Sometimes the advertising is as interesting as the pin-up picture!
Happy landings!
Earl Moran, Brown & Bigelow, May 1939, L 37225
Isn’t this the open season?
Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, October 1946, #36830
Fresh!
Gil Elvgren, Brown & Bigelow, January 1951, #30521
A Girl and Her Dog by the River
Bill Medcalf, Brown & Bigelow, c. 1950s
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