Pinup by Vaughan Bass, Louis F. Dow Co., c. February 1953, B 53042
Tag Archives: Vaughan Bass
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.
Blotto! 2025 Update
Still as misguided as ever! An update to the original Blotto! issued in 2021 but with a substantially more comprehensive list of pin-up ink blotters with updated prices as well as featuring 30 new blotter pictures. NEW! 2025 Update edition: A 40-page update with 30 full color pictures and 2,500+ blotter checklist with recent valuesContinue reading “Blotto! 2025 Update”
Don’t Look
Vaughan Bass, Louis F. Dow Co., October 1953, B-53050
Snow Fun
Vaughan Alden Bass overpaint of Gil Elvgren’s Weight Control, Louis F. Dow Co., December 1950, B 50152
Barbecutie
By Vaughan Alden Bass for Louis F. Dow Co., August 1953, #B-53048
Turkey With Trimmins
Vaughan Bass, November 1962
Vaughan Alden Bass vs Gil Elvgren
Gil Elvgren began his career with the Louis F. Dow Company in the 1930s but left for Brown & Bigelow over a contract dispute. Because Elvgren produced many popular pin-up paintings for Louis F. Dow Co., the company continued to use his works by having them overpainted and retitled by Vaughan Alden Bass to avoidContinue reading “Vaughan Alden Bass vs Gil Elvgren”
A Sheik Chick
Art by Vaughan Alden Bass for Louis F. Dow Co. in 1953
Misguided Collectors’ Guide!
We have published an 80-page pin-up advertising ink blotter collectors guide, albeit an incomplete one, with more than 1,500 pin-up advertising blotters catalogued. The guide features 100 full-color pictures of pin-up advertising blotters from our personal collections as well as a checklist and useful tips on grading, collecting and determining the age of a blotter.Continue reading “Misguided Collectors’ Guide!”
Blotto! 