Petty studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and went on to study at the Académie Julian. Petty was widely known for his pin-up series "The Petty Girl" done for Esquire. His trademark was depicting women with longer legs, as you see here, than his actual models.
Flirtatious on the Phone, c.1947, Colored PencilsGeorge Petty American (1894 - 1975) |
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Petty studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and went on to study at the Académie Julian. Petty was widely known for his pin-up series "The Petty Girl" done for Esquire. His trademark was depicting women with longer legs, as you see here, than his actual models. |
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