Product Description

Post-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in theform of Gil Elvgren's Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique-which earned him a reputation as "The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake"-involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more flamboyant hair and gravity-defying busts, and in the process making them the perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7256 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 271 pages

Customer Reviews

Interesting Book
I'm still studying and reading through it, but it has an interesting magic that's missing in many of today's similar subjects - innocence.

The product is just as gorgeous as the subject matter!
This book is absolutely beautiful. Lots and lots of color - designed and bound very well. Worth every penny and then some. Impressed with Amazon's service (my first order) and the whole shopping/purchase experience here.

great quality, great value, great buy!
I highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in Elvgren or pin-ups. Beautiful picture quality, comprehensive collection. For the money, you can't get much better than this!