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Hard to Suit

Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, August 1952, #32528

Posted byBlotto22August 2, 2025Posted inElvgren, Ink blotterTags:Blotter, Elvgren, Gil Elvgren, Ink blotter, Pin-upLeave a comment on Hard to Suit

Mighty Sweet

Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, January 1952, #31821

Posted byBlotto22July 25, 2025Posted inBlotter, Elvgren, Ink blotterTags:Blotter, Elvgren, Gil Elvgren, Ink blotter, Pin-up, PinupLeave a comment on Mighty Sweet

Now – Watch My Form!

Pinup by K. O. Munson for Brown & Bigelow, July 1947, #36647

Posted byBlotto22July 18, 2025July 13, 2025Posted inBlotter, Ink blotter, MunsonTags:Blotter, Ink blotter, K. O. Munson, Pin-upLeave a comment on Now – Watch My Form!

The Verdict Was ‘Wow’!

By Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, October 1947, #37530

Posted byBlotto22July 11, 2025Posted inBlotter, Elvgren, Ink blotterTags:Blotter, Elvgren, Gil Elvgren, Ink blotter, Pin-upLeave a comment on The Verdict Was ‘Wow’!

Looking For Trouble

By Gil Elvgren, Brown & Bigelow, July 1954, #34527

Posted byBlotto22July 4, 2025February 14, 2025Posted inBlotter, Elvgren, Ink blotterTags:Blotter, Elvgren, Gil Elvgren, Ink blotter, Pin-upLeave a comment on Looking For Trouble

Helen of Troy

K. O. Munson for Brown & Bigelow, January 1948, #37641

Posted byBlotto22June 27, 2025June 26, 2025Posted inBlotter, Ink blotter, MunsonTags:Blotter, Ink blotter, K. O. Munson, Pin-upLeave a comment on Helen of Troy

Sunnyside Up

Gil Elvgren pin-up for Brown & Bigelow, c. June 1961, print code 31-304-6

Posted byBlotto22June 20, 2025March 5, 2025Posted inBlotter, Elvgren, Ink blotterTags:Blotter, Elvgren, Gil Elvgren, Ink blotter, Pin-upLeave a comment on Sunnyside Up

Corralled Beauty

Vaughan Alden Bass, Louis F. Dow Co., 1954 Technically this is a Gil Elvgren pin-up that has likely been “overpainted” by Vaughan Bass, something he was hired to do by the Louis F. Dow Co. when Elvgren left to work for competitor Brown & Bigelow. The original Elvgren pin-up was titled No Stares.

Posted byBlotto22June 6, 2025May 30, 2025Posted inBass, Blotter, Ink blotterTags:Blotter, Elvgren, Gil Elvgren, Ink blotter, Pin-up, Vaughan BassLeave a comment on Corralled Beauty

Aphrodite

Pin-up by K. O. Munson, published by Brown & Bigelow, c. June 1948, #37646

Posted byBlotto22May 30, 2025Posted inBlotter, Ink blotter, MunsonTags:Blotter, Ink blotter, K. O. Munson, Pin-upLeave a comment on Aphrodite

My banker calls them physical assets

Pin-up by Mauro Scali, Champion Series 7550 – Studio Sketch Girls, c. 1961

Posted byBlotto22May 23, 2025Posted inBlotter, Ink blotterTags:Blotter, Ink blotter, Mauro Scali, Pin-upLeave a comment on My banker calls them physical assets

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