tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68334196688939130692024-02-24T02:02:39.793+00:00Pin-up ExtraThe Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-26686627767211640642015-07-01T18:50:00.000+01:002015-07-01T15:37:26.355+01:00July pinup girl by artist George PettyThis July pinup girl dates from 1953 and was painted by George Petty.<br />
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From 1933 to 1956, the "Petty Girl" was seen on tens of millions of calendars, magazine centrefolds, advertisements, posters, and billboards as well as on all sorts of specialty products. In 1950, "The Petty Girl" even became a major motion picture.<br />
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See also the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/petty.html" target="_blank">George Petty galleries</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-july.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="George Petty pinup calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-july_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: George Petty <br />
DATE :: 1953 <br />
Image subject to copyright </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-83430477256342121372015-05-31T20:27:00.000+01:002015-05-31T20:39:06.580+01:00June pin-up girl by artist Alberto VargasThis June pin-up girl was published in 1947 by Esquire Magazine and was painted by <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/alberto-vargas-gallery.html">Alberto Vargas</a>.<br />
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When Alberto Vargas and Esquire went their separate ways in 1946, the artist immediately embarked upon a project to publish his own yearly calendar. In the meantime, the magazine published an Esquire Calendar for 1947 that consisted completely of unsigned Vargas paintings. By the time Vargas' 1948 calendar was published, Esquire had a court order barring the artist from selling or distributing any product bearing the name "Varga", which the magazine had copyrighted.<br />
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In 1950, a court ruled that Vargas would have to sign all his subsequent paintings with his full name.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/alberto-vargas-calendar-girl-june.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Alberto Vargas pin-up calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/alberto-vargas-calendar-girl-june_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: Alberto Vargas<span class="st"></span> <br />
DATE :: 1947 <br />
Copyright © Esquire Inc </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-82285116085384106232015-05-01T22:03:00.000+01:002015-05-01T21:43:24.944+01:00May pin-up girl by artist Ernest ChiriakaThis May pin-up girl was published in 1954 by Esquire Magazine and was painted by Ernest Chiriaka.<br />
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Chiriaka took over the magazine's pin-up calendar from <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/al-moore-pin-up-artist.html">Al Moore</a> in 1953, a great responsibility since the calendar was the largest-selling and most popular in the world.<br />
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/ernest-chiriaka-calendar-girl-may.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ernest Chiriaka pin-up calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/ernest-chiriaka-calendar-girl-may.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: <span class="st">Ernest Chiriaka</span> <br />
DATE :: 1954 <br />
Copyright © Esquire Inc </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-74907583316520723392015-04-01T21:03:00.000+01:002015-04-03T00:52:45.553+01:00April pin-up girl by Bill RandallThis April pin-up girl was published in 1956 by the Kemper-Thomas Calendar Company and was painted by Bill Randall.<br />
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Bill Randall was a highly prolific, versatile illustrator who painted pin-up and pin-up art for a vast range of markets. The first of Randall's Date Book calendar series was published in 1953 by the Kemper-Thomas Calendar Company in Ohio. One of the most successful in the company's history, the series is sometimes compared to the Artist's Sketch Pads published by Brown & Bigelow. However, Randall's sketches were executed in gouache rather than pencil and were drawn on an overlay rather than on the painting itself. The result was that his calendars had a more light-hearted feeling, accented by the cartoon-like side sketches. That a photograph of Randall often appeared on the front of the calendar only enhanced his celebrity.<br />
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<b>Want to know more?</b> Go to the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/randall1.html" target="_blank">Bill Randall gallery</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/bill-randall-calendar-girl-april.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Bill Randall pin-up calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/bill-randall-calendar-girl-april_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: <span class="st">Bill Randall</span> <br />
DATE :: 1956 <br />
Copyright © Kemper-Thomas Calendar Company</td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-851509161359299692015-03-05T14:55:00.000+00:002015-04-03T00:53:11.213+01:00Jessamyn Rose – pin-up modelJessamyn Rose was born in Australia but now lives in Los Angeles in the US. She has a range of styles, including pin-up and glamour, and enjoys transforming herself into different characters with different looks. She is a creative and thrives on working with liked minded souls to bring visions to life.<br />
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Her background is in dance which is a distinct advantage when setting up poses. She also draws inspiration from her love of art history.<br />
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“My passion is to create images that touch people, to bring authenticity and creativity, portraying feminine beauty as the ever alluring goddess.”<br />
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Jessamyn has worked with a number of photographers featured in The Pin-up Files including <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/shannon-brooke-pin-up-photographer.html">Shannon Brooke</a>, <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/gary-heller-contemporary-pin-up.html">Gary Heller</a> and <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/michael-malak-photograher-and-auteur.html">Michael Malak</a>.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/models/jessamyn-rose-pinup-model.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Jessamyn" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/models/jessamyn-rose-pinup-model_sm.jpg" model="" pinup="" rose="" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MODEL :: Jessamyn Rose <br />
PHOTOGRAPHER :: Shannon Brooke<br />
Copyright © Shannon Brooke</td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-65736323571886648472015-03-01T14:25:00.000+00:002015-03-01T15:42:17.897+00:00March pin-up girl by Bill RandallThis March pin-up girl was published in 1959 by the Kemper-Thomas Calendar Company and was painted by Bill Randall.<br />
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Bill Randall was a highly prolific, versatile illustrator who painted pin-up and pin-up art for a vast range of markets. The first of Randall's Date Book calendar series was published in 1953 by the Kemper-Thomas Calendar Company in Ohio. One of the most successful in the company's history, the series is sometimes compared to the Artist's Sketch Pads published by Brown & Bigelow. However, Randall's sketches were executed in gouache rather than pencil and were drawn on an overlay rather than on the painting itself. The result was that his calendars had a more light-hearted feeling, accented by the cartoon-like side sketches. That a photograph of Randall often appeared on the front of the calendar only enhanced his celebrity.<br />
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<b>Want to know more?</b> Go to the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/randall1.html" target="_blank">Bill Randall gallery</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/bill-randall-calendar-girl-march.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Bill Randall pin-up calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/bill-randall-calendar-girl-march_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: <span class="st">Bill Randall</span> <br />
DATE :: 1959 <br />
Copyright © Kemper-Thomas Calendar Company</td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-60388391104176207762015-02-01T23:03:00.000+00:002015-02-01T23:21:19.206+00:00February pin-up girl by artist Ernest ChiriakaThis February pin-up girl was published in 1953 by Esquire Magazine and was painted by Ernest Chiriaka.<br />
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Chiriaka took over the magazine's pin-up calendar from <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/al-moore-pin-up-artist.html">Al Moore</a> in 1953, a great responsibility since the calendar was the largest-selling and most popular in the world.<br />
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/ernest-chiriaka-calendar-girl-february.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ernest Chiriaka pin-up calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/ernest-chiriaka-calendar-girl-february_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: <span class="st">Ernest Chiriaka</span> <br />
DATE :: 1953 <br />
Copyright © Esquire Inc </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-69058811576611405822015-01-01T23:45:00.000+00:002014-12-31T22:14:10.754+00:00January pin-up girl by artist Ernest ChiriakaThis January pin-up girl was published in 1953 by Esquire Magazine and was painted by Ernest Chiriaka.<br />
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Chiriaka took over the magazine's pin-up calendar from <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/al-moore-pin-up-artist.html">Al Moore</a> in 1953, a great responsibility since the calendar was the largest-selling and most popular in the world.<br />
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/ernest-chiriaka-calendar-girl-january.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ernest Chiriaka pinup calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/ernest-chiriaka-calendar-girl-january_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: <span class="st">Ernest Chiriaka</span> <br />
DATE :: 1953 <br />
Image subject to copyright </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-18868639318770780582014-11-30T23:52:00.000+00:002014-11-30T21:33:36.659+00:00December pin-up girl by artist George PettyThis December pin-up girl dates from 1947 and was painted by George Petty.<br />
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From 1933 to 1956, the "Petty Girl" was seen on tens of millions of calendars, magazine centrefolds, advertisements, posters, and billboards as well as on all sorts of specialty products. In 1950, "The Petty Girl" even became a major motion picture.<br />
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<b>Want to know more?</b> Go to the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/petty.html" target="_blank">George Petty galleries</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-december.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="George Petty pinup calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-december_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: George Petty <br />
DATE :: 1947 <br />
Image subject to copyright </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-87323648002007370102014-11-01T22:35:00.000+00:002014-11-01T15:13:22.874+00:00November pin-up girl by artist George PettyThis November pin-up girl dates from 1952 and was painted by George Petty.<br />
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From 1933 to 1956, the "Petty Girl" was seen on tens of millions of calendars, magazine centrefolds, advertisements, posters, and billboards as well as on all sorts of specialty products. In 1950, "The Petty Girl" even became a major motion picture.<br />
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See also the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/petty.html" target="_blank">George Petty galleries</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-november.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="George Petty pinup calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-november_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: George Petty <br />
DATE :: 1952 <br />
Image subject to copyright </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-50070697571272990312014-10-01T22:11:00.000+01:002014-10-03T01:15:58.808+01:00October pinup girl by artist Al MooreThis October pinup girl was painted by Al Moore for the 1950 Esquire calendar.<br />
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Al Moore's breakthrough assignment was being chosen by Esquire to replace <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/alberto-vargas-gallery.html">Alberto Vargas</a>, the most popular pin-up artist of the day. Among his triumphs at the magazine were his creation of the Esquire Girl (his answer to the Varga Girl), the 1948 Esquire calendar (with Ben-Hur Baz and others), front covers in 1948 and 1949, and the rare honor of painting the entire 1949 and 1950 calendars himself. By 1950, his two-page gatefolds in Esquire were collected by millions of Americans.<br />
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See also the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/moore.html" target="_blank">Al Moore gallery</a> at The Pin-up Files.</h5>
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/al-moore-calendar-girl-october_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Al Moore pin-up calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/al-moore-calendar-girl-october_SM.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: Al Moore<br />
DATE :: 1950 <br />
Image subject to copyright </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-85971418083540966872014-08-31T20:52:00.000+01:002014-08-31T19:46:57.432+01:00September pinup girl by artist George PettyThis September pinup girl dates from 1952 and was painted by George Petty.<br />
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From 1933 to 1956, the "Petty Girl" was seen on tens of millions of calendars, magazine centrefolds, advertisements, posters, and billboards as well as on all sorts of specialty products. In 1950, "The Petty Girl" even became a major motion picture.<br />
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See also the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/petty.html" target="_blank">George Petty galleries</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-september.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="George Petty pinup calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-september_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: George Petty <br />
DATE :: 1952 <br />
Image subject to copyright </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-72127406127729454472014-08-01T22:27:00.000+01:002014-08-03T12:43:53.593+01:00August pinup girl by artist George PettyThis August pinup girl dates from 1952 and was painted by George Petty.<br />
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From 1933 to 1956, the "Petty Girl" was seen on tens of millions of calendars, magazine centrefolds, advertisements, posters, and billboards as well as on all sorts of specialty products. In 1950, "The Petty Girl" even became a major motion picture.<br />
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See also the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/petty.html" target="_blank">George Petty galleries</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-august.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="George Petty pinup calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/calendargirls/george-petty-calendar-girl-august_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: George Petty <br />
DATE :: 1952 <br />
Image subject to copyright </td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-73103186877735321832014-02-07T21:19:00.000+00:002014-02-21T14:04:07.037+00:00Passion for Pin-ups Art ContestThe Pin-up Files was recently asked to be one of the sponsors of the <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/contests/passion-for-pinups.html" target="_blank">Passion for Pin-ups Art Contest</a> organised by photographer and artist Cindy Nunn at Fine Art America. Naturally, we said YES!<br />
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We asked Cindy why she had created the contest.<br />
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"My idea for the Passion for Pin-ups contest came about after general dissatisfaction with a previous, similar contest I hosted earlier in the year. Although some of the art was beautifully done most of it was badly composed and very few pieces resembled what would be considered classic pin-up style. For that contest I allowed any member of Fine Art America to vote. So, I decided to host another contest, with a panel of eight jurors/judges to decide the winning pieces, and this time around I was more brutal in the weeding out process. This method worked out well and in the end we had some fantastic pin-up art to vote for, as you can see by the quality of the winning pieces.<br />
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"The internet and art sites have been inundated and flooded with 'art' which is quite often just glorified pornography. I personally don't have a problem with porn and feel it does have its place in society, with limits, but it seemed that the art of the tease was being lost. Pin-up art portrays a more innocent sexuality that is attractive, appealing and fun, and this was my effort to help in the process of reviving it."<br />
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The standard of entries was high but here are the winners!<br />
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<tr><td><img alt="Gary Heller pinup photographer" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/pinupcontests/gary-heller.jpg" title="" /></td><td style="padding-left: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><b>1st Place - Gary Heller</b> | <a href="http://www.garyhellerphotography.com/" target="_blank">Gary Heller Photography</a><br />
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"My work is most always inspired by light and shadow, shapes and definition as well as character and mood."<br />
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New York photographer Gary Heller first picked up a camera around ten years ago, shooting urban and rural scenes. His work in this genre clearly demonstrates his striking command of texture and light. More recently he started to explore portraiture, pin-up and fetish achieving some stunning results. His winning photograph of model Jade Vixen is a superb example of contemporary pin-up, combining a touch of fetish with a vintage vibe.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/pinupcontests/gary-heller-pinup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt=""Jade Vixen Bubblegum Erotic Pinup 1098" by Gary Heller pinup photographer" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/pinupcontests/gary-heller-pinup_sm.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
1st Place - "Jade Vixen Bubblegum Erotic Pin-up 1098" | <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/jade-vixen-bubblegum-erotic-pinup-1098-gary-heller.html?allowthisimage=true" target="_blank">Buy this print</a> <br />
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<tr><td><img alt="Jeff Thrower pinup photographer" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/pinupcontests/jeff-thrower.jpg" /></td><td style="padding-left: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><b>2nd Place - Jeff Thrower</b> | <a href="http://www.jtphotodesign.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Thrower Photography</a><br />
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"I have a very strong passion for photography and design. My work is very detail orientated when it comes to capturing a beautiful and unique piece of art. I am very open-minded and think outside the box. I believe that by having these traits, it helps my work to stand out, attract attention and make it memorable to others." </td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/pinupcontests/jeff-thrower-pinup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt=""White Wall Pinup Girl" by Jeff Thrower pinup photographer" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/pinupcontests/jeff-thrower-
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2nd Place - "White Wall Pin-up Girl" | <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/white-wall-pinup-girl-jt-photodesign.html" target="_blank">Buy this print</a><br />
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"I look to find not just an interesting image, but something that tells the viewer a bit about the model - perhaps a glimpse into her soul if we're lucky."</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/pinupcontests/kevin-clark-pinup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt=""Whoa Nellie" by pinup artist Kevin Clark" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/pinupcontests/kevin-clark-pinup_sm.jpg" title="" /></a><br />
3rd Place - "Whoa Nellie" | <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/whoa-nellie-kevin-clark.html" target="_blank">Buy this print</a> <br />
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<b>Want to know more?</b> Go to the <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/contests/passion-for-pinups.html" target="_blank">Passion for Pin-ups website</a>.The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-88733929321777626602014-02-06T13:40:00.000+00:002014-02-13T22:40:24.836+00:00Chrissy Sparks pin-up photographer<b>Want to know more?</b> See the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/sparks.html" target="_blank">Chrissy Sparks gallery</a> at The Pin-up Files.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PHOTOGRAPHER :: Chrissy Sparks (Doll House Photography)<br />
MODEL :: SINderella Rockafella<br />
Copyright © Chrissy Sparks</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-77915359454628737612014-02-01T22:14:00.001+00:002014-02-01T22:14:09.544+00:00Secrets In Lace - lingerie for pin-up girlsTo celebrate their 30th Year in business, Secrets In Lace bring you their latest design in fully fashioned stockings ... just in time for Valentine's Day!<br />
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<b>The gift of glamour!</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.secretsinlace.eu/eva-outline-heel.html/?a=805" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Secrets In Lace Fully Fashioned Stockings" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/lingerie/secrets-in-lace-stockings_02.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.secretsinlace.eu/eva-outline-heel.html/?a=805" target="_blank">view | buy at Secrets In Lace</a></span></td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-32705840004690084852014-01-26T14:43:00.001+00:002014-01-30T00:03:30.590+00:00Gary Heller contemporary pin-up photographer<b>Want to know more?</b> See the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/heller.html" target="_blank">Gary Heller gallery</a> at The Pin-up Files.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PHOTOGRAPHER :: Gary Heller<br />
MODEL :: Mosh<br />
Copyright © Gary Heller</td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-59146275327032870732014-01-23T00:00:00.000+00:002014-02-08T13:42:40.407+00:00TJ Rappel contemporary pin-up artist<b>Want to know more?</b> See the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/rappel.html" target="_blank">TJ Rappel gallery</a> at The Pin-up Files.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: TJ Rappel<br />
TITLE :: Eat At Joe's<br />
Copyright © TJ Rapple</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-69534492695998135352013-12-14T21:38:00.000+00:002013-12-19T00:14:54.136+00:00Christmas pin-upsFrom 1933 to 1956, the "Petty Girl" was seen on tens of millions of calendars, magazine centrefolds, advertisements, posters, and billboards as well as on all sorts of specialty products. In 1950, "The Petty Girl" even became a major motion picture.<br />
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<b>Want to know more?</b> Go to the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/petty.html" target="_blank">George Petty galleries</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<br />The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-26635445301267667562013-11-07T22:57:00.000+00:002014-02-01T22:14:36.089+00:00Secrets In Lace - lingerie for pin-up girls<b>Secrets In Lace brings you their newest, exclusive design in stockings.</b><br />
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The Banbury French Heel Fully Fashioned Stocking has a bold pink welt, a double black line in the underwelt and a fine black Picot line at the top of the welt combined with a 15 denier black french heel. We think this is a very glamorous and sophisticated design!<br />
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These are the finest quality stockings, created for you by Secrets In Lace! As with all their ff nylons, they include the hand sewn backseam and the finishing hole in the welt.<b> </b><br />
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<b>The gift of glamour!</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.secretsinlace.com/product/653/Fully_Fashioned_Stocking/?a=805" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt-="alt-" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/secrets-in-lace-ff-stockings.jpg" fashioned="" for="" fully="" girls="girls" in="" lace="" nylons="" pin-up="" secrets="" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.secretsinlace.com/product/653/Fully_Fashioned_Stocking/?a=805" target="_blank">View and buy at Secrets In Lace</a></span></td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-80996770004735121012013-11-05T13:34:00.000+00:002013-12-14T15:34:25.353+00:00Harry Ekman - vintage pinup artistWant to know more? See the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/ekman.html" target="_blank">Harry Ekman gallery</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/ekman/EKMAN_img_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Harry Ekman vintage pin-up artist" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/galleries/harry-ekman-pinup-artist.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: Harry EKMAN<br />
TITLE :: My Assets 34-24-36<br />
DATE :: 1950s<br />
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-58244321029579872222013-10-23T17:45:00.000+01:002013-10-23T17:45:00.771+01:00Halloween pinupsBritish artist Matt Dixon's women have a wonderful tendency to be either seductively gruesome, deadly dangerous or seriously strange.<br />
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<b>Want to know more?</b> Go to the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/dixon.html" target="_blank">Matt Dixon gallery</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/halloween/matt-dixon-halloween-pinup_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Al Moore pin-up calendar girl" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/halloween/matt-dixon-halloween-pinup_02_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTIST :: Matt Dixon<br />
Title :: <span class="userContent">Pumpkin Candy</span><br />
Copyright © Matt Dixon</td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-46999238143528703432013-08-03T14:52:00.000+01:002014-02-23T14:39:20.268+00:00Ulorin Vex - pin-up modelUlorin Vex was born and raised in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the UK. She graduated from the University of Durham and began her career as an alternative model shortly after, modelling collections for numerous latex clothing designers and appearing on stage at events such as the Skin Two Rubber Ball.<br />
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She was based in London until the summer of 2009. In 2011 she moved to the USA and is currently based in Los Angeles. <br />
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In addition to being model on the alternative pinup scene, she describes herself as “a hair dye enthusiast, high heel fetishist and 80s fangirl”.<br />
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<h5>Ulorin Vex has worked with our featured photographers <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/robert-alvarado-pin-up-photographer.html">Robert Alvarado</a> and <a href="http://thepinupfilesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/nikita-gushue-pinup-photographer.html">Nikita Gushue</a>.</h5><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MODEL :: Ulorin Vex<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER :: Julian Knight<br />
Copyright © Julian Knight</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-87672675640824402712013-06-19T15:18:00.000+01:002014-01-26T14:39:42.504+00:00Viva Van Story - contemporary pin-up photographerWant to know more? See the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/vivavanstory.html" target="_blank">Viva Van Story gallery</a> at The Pin-up Files.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/galleries/viva-van-story-pinup-photographer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Viva Van Story pinup photographer" border="0" src="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/blog/galleries/viva-van-story-pinup-photographer_sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PHOTOGRAPHER :: Viva Van Story<br />
MODEL :: Angela Ryan<br />
Copyright © Viva Van Story</td></tr>
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The Pin-up Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921229972048621410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833419668893913069.post-80872938602713615812013-05-31T22:21:00.001+01:002013-05-31T22:21:32.017+01:00June pinup girl by artist George PettyThis June pinup girl dates from 1952 and was painted by George Petty.<br />
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From 1933 to 1956, the "Petty Girl" was seen on tens of millions of calendars, magazine centrefolds, advertisements, posters, and billboards as well as on all sorts of specialty products. In 1950, "The Petty Girl" even became a major motion picture.<br />
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See also the <a href="http://www.thepinupfiles.com/petty.html" target="_blank">George Petty galleries</a> at The Pinup Files.<br />
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DATE :: 1952 <br />
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