List of pinup artists
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This is a list of artist
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Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
s who work primarily in the medium of the pin-up
Pin-up girl
A pin-up girl, also known as a pin-up model, is a model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture. Pin-ups are intended for informal display, e.g. meant to be "pinned-up" on a wall...
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- Al Abbazia
- Arnold ArmitageArnold ArmitageArnold Armitage was a British-born artist and illustrator, best known for his work with pin-up art. He moved to the United States around 1925 and settled in Hollywood, California, working for the Foster and Kleiser Company, which produced billboards...
- Rolf ArmstrongRolf ArmstrongRolf Armstrong was an American painter of pin-up art.-Biography:Rolf Armstrong was born in Bay City, Michigan on April 21, 1889 to Richard and Harriet Armstrong. His father owned the Boy-Line Fire Boat Company, which included a line of passenger ships. Some were deployed in Chicago for use at the...
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- Joyce BallantyneJoyce BallantyneJoyce Ballantyne was a painter of pin-up art. She is best known as the designer of the Coppertone girl, whose swimming costume is being pulled down by a dog.-Early life and career:...
- McClelland BarclayMcClelland BarclayMcClelland Barclay was an American painter of pin-up art. Born in St. Louis in 1891, Barclay studied first at the Art Institute of Chicago, then later at the Art Students League in New York City, where he studied under George Bridgman and Thomas Fogarty...
- Vaughan Alden BassVaughan Alden BassVaughan Alden Bass was an American painter of pin-up art.Bass was a Chicago artist who started his career working for the Louis F. Dow Company in St. Paul during the mid-1930s...
- Ben-Hur BazBen-Hur BazBen-Hur Baz was a painter of pin-up art.Born in Mexico in 1906, Baz was a pin-up and glamour artist who became known in the late 1940s and 1950s for his association with Esquire magazine. He painted pin-ups for their Gallery of Glamour and contributed to their calendars and centerfolds as well.Baz...
- Julie BellJulie BellJulie Bell is an American painter. A fantasy artist and wildlife artist, she is a former bodybuilder and fantasy model for her husband, painter Boris Vallejo.-Career:...
- Earle K. BergeyEarle K. BergeyEarle K. Bergey was an American illustrator who painted cover art for a wide diversity of magazines and paperback books...
- Roy BestRoy BestRoy Best was an American illustrator and painter of pin-up art.He was born in Waverly, Ohio and attended the Art Institute of Cincinnati, working on a railroad construction crew to support himself. He later moved to Chicago, Illinois, and enrolled in the Art Institute there.Later, Best was...
- Enoch BollesEnoch BollesEnoch Bolles was an American painter of pin-up art. He was among the earliest and most widely circulated glamour illustrators...
- Mark BoyleMark BoyleMark Boyle was an artist born in Glasgow and known for his work in the cultural UK Underground of the 1950s around the Traverse Theatre, and exhibiting since 1985 with Joan Hills and their children Sebastian and Georgia as Boyle Family.The World Series pieces involve the meticulous re-creation of...
- Harry C. BradleyHarry C. BradleyHarry C. Bradley was an American painter of pin-up art.Not much is known about Bradley. He was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based artist working in the 1940s and 1950s. He painted one of the most successful and enduring pin-up images of all time, Sitting Pretty, for Joseph C. Hoover and Sons of...
- Nicole BruneNicole BruneNicole Brune is an American painter of fantasy art, pin-up art and erotic art.Nicole Brune was born in Fullerton, California in 1981...
- Al BuellAl BuellAlfred Leslie Buell was an American painter of pin-up art. He was born in Hiawatha, Kansas in 1910, and grew up in Cushing, Oklahoma...
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- Olivia De BerardinisOlivia De Berardinis"Olivia De Berardinis" is an American artist known for paintings of women, often referred to as pinup or cheesecake art. She has been working in this genre since the mid-70's...
- Ruth DeckardRuth DeckardRuth Deckard was an American pinup artist, known only as Deckard for many years and thought to be a man. It wasn't until The Great American Pin-up was published in 1996 that the world knew she was a woman. She was a Chicago based artist. Most of her paintings were published by Louis F. Dow Co. of...
- Archie DickensArchie DickensArchie Dickens , son of a bootmaker clicker, was a British greeting card artist and later a pin-up artist who was born in Balham in June 1907....
- Jessica DoughertyJessica DoughertyJessica Dougherty is a modern pin-up artist born in 1975, notable for being featured artist in a number of art and tattoo books and magazines....
- Peter DribenPeter DribenPeter Driben, an American pin-up artist, was perhaps one of the most productive pin-up artists of the 1940s and 1950s. Although both Alberto Vargas and Gil Elvgren have extensive catalogues of work, neither came close to the output of Driben...
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- Greg Hildebrandt
- Josh HowardJosh Howard (artist)Josh Howard is the writer/artist of the American comic book series Dead@17 published by Image Comics , Black Harvest published by Devil's Due, and the Lost Books of Eve published by Viper Comics. Howard is also a regular columnist for the Wizard website.-External links:*-Interviews:* * * * * *...
- Armando Huerta
- Adam HughesAdam HughesAdam Hughes is an American comic book artist who has worked for companies such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros...
- Jon HulJon HulJon Hul is an American pin-up artist known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings of models who have appeared in Playboy magazine.-Biography:...
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- Alayna MagnanAlayna MagnanAlayna Magnan is a Los Angeles pin-up artist who paints her fashion and comic inspired pin-up girls with watercolors and bold ink lines. Her paintings and illustrations are named "Sexy Ink Girls". Her pin up girl images are also on apparel and other products that are sold in stores.- Sources...
- Milo ManaraMilo ManaraMaurilio Manara – known professionally as Milo Manara – is an Italian comic book writer and artist, best known for his erotic approach to the medium.-Career:...
- Nathaniel MilljourNathaniel MilljourNathaniel Milljour is a self-taught Canadian Artist, painter and sculptor. He splits his time between Alberta, and British Columbia, Canada.In 2007, he established a small studio gallery in downtown Calgary under the name 'Adore Designs Studio and Gallery'...
- Earl MoranEarl MoranEarl Steffa Moran , born in Belle Plaine, Iowa, was a 20th Century pin-up and glamour artist. Moran's first instruction in art came under the direction of John Stich, an elderly German artist who also taught the great illustrator W.H.D. Koerner...
- Zoë MozertZoë MozertZoë Mozert , born Alice Adelaide Moser, was an American illustrator. She was one of the early 20th Century's most famous pin-up artists and models.-Career:...
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- Mel RamosMel RamosMel Ramos is a U.S. figurative painter, whose work incorporates elements of realist and abstract art. Born in Sacramento, California, he gained his greatest popularity in association with the Pop Art movement of the 1960s....
- Edward ReedEdward Reed (artist)Edward Reed is a modern day pin-up artist. He was the editorial consultant and contributing editor for Airbrush Art + Action from 1998 to 2003...
- Al RioAl RioAl Rio is a Brazilian comic book artist best known for his work on the American comic book series Gen¹³ and DV8. The companies Rio has worked for include Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Chaos Comics, Image Comics, Zenescope Comics, Malibu Comics, Wildstorm Comics, Crossgen, Vertigo,...
- Luis RoyoLuis RoyoLuis Royo is a Spanish artist, known for his sensual and dark paintings, its apocalyptic imagery, his fantasy worlds and mechanical life forms...
- Donald L. RustDonald L. RustD.L. "Rusty" Rust is an American artist. He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is critically acclaimed among pin-up art collectors...
- Bill Randall
- Kei Philips
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- Arthur SarnoffArthur SarnoffArthur Sarnoff was an American artist. Prior to working as an illustrator, Sarnoff studied at the Industrial School and the Grand Central School of Art in New York City. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators and exhibited widely including the National Academy of Design.Sarnoff was a...
- Hajime SorayamaHajime Sorayamais a Japanese illustrator, known for his precisely detailed, erotic airbrush portrayals of women and feminine robots.-Biography:Hajime Sorayama was born in 1947 in Imabari, Ehime prefecture, Japan. He received his basic education at Imabari Kita High School. In 1965 he was admitted to the Shikoku...
- Dave StevensDave StevensDave Stevens was an American illustrator and comics artist. He is most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page...
- Marjorie StriderMarjorie StriderMarjorie Strider is an American painter, sculptor and performance artist best known for her three-dimensional paintings and site-specific soft sculpture installations.-Biography:...
- Haddon SundblomHaddon SundblomHaddon Hubbard "Sunny" Sundblom was an artist best known for the images of Santa Claus he created for The Coca-Cola Company.-Background:Sundblom was born in Muskegon, Michigan to a Swedish-speaking family...