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.
Charles G. Martignette Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)
Gil Elvgren: The complete pin-ups
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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 the form of Gil Elvgren's Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique involved photographing models and then painting them into hyper-reality.
The works of Gil Elvgren, who has been dubbed "the Norman Rockwell of Cheesecake, " reveal how his "girls next door" conquered America with charm, chic, and humor. 600 illustrations.
Die Geschichte eines typisch amerikanischen Kunstgenres mit über 900 Farbabbildungen der bedeutendsten Künstler von 1920 (Art deco) bis 1980