Charles Sheldon 1889-1961 Although Charles Sheldon can arguably be called one of the pioneers of pin-up art, his roots came from art nouveau style illustrations. After studying at the Art Students League, he went to Paris to study under the legendary Alphonse Mucha. In 1918 Sheldon received his first pin-up commission, a series of ads for La Vogue lingerie. He went on to do a series of work for the Fox Shoe Company as well as front covers for Collier's Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post and Photoplay. The pastels he created for Photoplay launched his career in portrait illustrations. Later came cover art commissions for Screeland, Movie Classic and Radio Digest magazines. Above: 1930 Calendar Illustation for Brown & Bigelow Titled " The Glorified American Girl " His glamorous interpretations of Clara Bow, Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich were in high demand for these famed publications. In 1936, Breck Shampoo asked this famous portrait artist to develop a national ad campaign and the ever-successful "Breck Girl" advertisements were born. Charles Sheldon was one the highest paid illustrators of his time and his cover illustrations were ingrained in the minds and eyes of the American people. Search for more art by Charles Sheldon Top of Page | Return to Artists index | Home Look in All Categories About Us Pulp & Men's Magazines Original Advertising Art Illustration & Cover Art Pin-up & Glamour Art The Screening Room Photographs & Print Decorative Arts Fine Art Artists Sorry, It's Sold! for This search facility can find single words or continuous phrases that appear in the text of this website. Use the Advanced Search facility to locate pieces added to the site between a specific date range.