Art Frahm compares favorably with such master technicians in oil as Gil Elvgren. But his significance comes out of his defining roles in two seemingly opposite pin up categories. Many of his works were outstanding examples of the glamour genre. His perfectly coifed, daringly dressed beauties glowed in the midst of romantic soft settings.
From the time Esquire first introduced America to the Varga Girl in 1940, the name Vargas has been synonymous with pin up and glamour art. In fact, the word “Vargas” has been applied to almost every kind of pin up subject, a fitting tribute to the most famous and prolific glamour artist of all time.
Although best known for his pin-ups, his work for Coca Cola and others depicted typical Americans, ordinary people doing everyday things. The women Elvgren painted were never the femme fatale, the female adventuress, or somebody’s mistress. They are the girl next door whose charms are innocently revealed in that fleeting instant when she is caught unaware in what might be an embarrassing situation.
The pin up art of George Petty is some very iconic work. His classic pinup girls are very recognizable, and he is regarded as one of the great pin up artists of the golden age. Like Vargas and Elvgren, Petty had a very long career. A master of airbrush art, he began creating pinup calendar images as early as 1926, and his career lasted until the 1970’s.
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