Academically-trained Gil Elvgren was a painter of pin-up art for the promotional and apparel company Brown & Bigelow, which also employed such stellar talents as Bill Medcalf. This Elvgren is typical of his work, pushing the envelope of risqué in a rather conservative time in America, even with its title so open to interpretation.
The Jackpot, c.1961, Oil on CanvasGil Elvgren American (1914 - 1980) |
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Academically-trained Gil Elvgren was a painter of pin-up art for the promotional and apparel company Brown & Bigelow, which also employed such stellar talents as Bill Medcalf. This Elvgren is typical of his work, pushing the envelope of risqué in a rather conservative time in America, even with its title so open to interpretation. |
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