Minneapolis-born Bill Medcalf received training in drawing and found employment with the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving. From 1947 to 1967, Medcalf created his magical pinup beauties for Brown & Bigelow, and was the company’s go-to artist for important customers’ calendars. This Medcalf calendar image, “Aloha!” is from a time when Hawaii was a very new and exotic state.
Aloha!, Calendar Illustration, c.1950, Oil on BoardWilliam Medcalf American (20th - Century) |
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Minneapolis-born Bill Medcalf received training in drawing and found employment with the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving. From 1947 to 1967, Medcalf created his magical pinup beauties for Brown & Bigelow, and was the company’s go-to artist for important customers’ calendars. This Medcalf calendar image, “Aloha!” is from a time when Hawaii was a very new and exotic state. |
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