Elvgren, Gil

(3/15/1914 St. Paul-1980 Florida) (USA)

   Pinup artist. Best known of the Brown and Bige-low pinup illustrators and one of the most prolific artists of this genre. Studied at the Minneapolis Art Institute and the American Academy of Art in Chicago (graduated in 1936). Influenced by the art of John Singer Sargent and Haddon Sundblum. Had studios in St. Paul and Chicago where he also produced ads, especially for Coca Cola. Reproductions: Aiming to please; 1948; Gabor, 1973: p. 156 . Corinne; 1967; Gabor, 1973: p. 162 [B]. Inside story; Olley, 2005: p. 98 . Partial coverage; Olley, 2005: p. 96 [C]. Pinups; Martignette, 1996: pp. 160-166 [C]. Shell game; Olley, 2005: p. 99 [C]. Surprising turn [aka A near miss]; Olley, 2005: p. 97 [C].

   [b]Source: Reid Stewart Austin, The best of Gil Elvgren (Brown and Bigelow, 1999), 44 p., ill.; Max Allan Collins, Elvgren Girls I, Artist Archives series (Collectors Press, 1999), 32 p., ill.; Max Allan Collins, Elvgen GirlsII, Artist Archives series (Collectors Press, 1999), 32 p., ill.; Max Allan Collins and Drake Elvgren, Elvgren: his life and art (Collectors Press, 1998), 202 p., ill.; Charles Martignette and Louis Meisel, Gil Elvgren: all his glamorous American pinups (Taschen, 2000), 272 p., ill.