Gil Elvgren studied at the American Academy of Art before embarking on a career as an advertising artist, magazine illustrator, and creator of pinup art, during which he rendered likenesses of actresses such as Donna Reed and Kim Novak. “Skirting the Issue” is an impish depiction of a wardrobe malfunction in the Eisenhower Era.
Skirting the Issue, c.1952, Oil on CanvasGil Elvgren American (1914 - 1980) |
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Gil Elvgren studied at the American Academy of Art before embarking on a career as an advertising artist, magazine illustrator, and creator of pinup art, during which he rendered likenesses of actresses such as Donna Reed and Kim Novak. “Skirting the Issue” is an impish depiction of a wardrobe malfunction in the Eisenhower Era. |
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