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A Warm Welcome

Gil Elvgren pin-up published by Brown & Bigelow, December 1961, #30-304-12

Posted byBlotto22January 30, 2026January 12, 2026Posted inBlotter, Elvgren, Ink blotterTags:Blotter, Elvgren, Gil Elvgren, Ink blotter, Pin-upLeave a comment on A Warm Welcome

Oh, No!

Pin-up by Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, August 1969, #238-304-8

Posted byBlotto22December 5, 2025November 22, 2025Posted inBlotter, Elvgren, Ink blotterTags:Pin-up, Blotter, Gil Elvgren, Elvgren, Ink blotterLeave a comment on Oh, No!

He almost scared me out of my skin

By Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, c. April 1949, #38824

Posted byBlotto22November 7, 2025July 11, 2025Posted inBlotter, Elvgren, Ink blotterTags:Pin-up, Blotter, Gil Elvgren, Elvgren, Ink blotterLeave a comment on He almost scared me out of my skin

Hard to Suit

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

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Mighty Sweet

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

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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

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

Check and Double Check

Gil Elvgren for Brown & Bigelow, c. 1950, #30532

Posted byBlotto22April 18, 2025April 14, 2025Posted inBlotter, Elvgren, Ink blotterTags:Blotter, Gil Elvgren, Ink blotter, Pin-up, PinupLeave a comment on Check and Double Check

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