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Platinum Blonde

Artist:Bill Randall
Date:1950s
Medium:Tempera On Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 18 1/4" x 21 1/4" Framed 26 1/2" x 30"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Calendar Art for Kemper-Thomas
Price: Sold
Framed and matted in fabulous gold gilt gallery frame under glass
Framed and matted in fabulous gold gilt gallery frame under glass
The artist's signature lower right
The artist's signature lower right
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On offer is a classic cheesecake pin up painting featuring a decidedly sexy bed-headed platinum blonde ala Marilyn Monroe by the prolific American pin-up artist Bill Randall. Bill Randall is best remembered for his wildly popular spiral bound "Randall's Date Book" 12 page calendars for The Kemper-Thomas Calendar Company. He also created a series of works in this vein, all featuring a seductive blonde in yellow lingerie against a black background, which appeared on hanging calendars throughout the 1950s. Painting is handsomely framed behind glass in a fabulous gold gilt gallery frame and remains in a fine state of conservation.

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Platinum Blonde

Artist: Bill Randall
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Bill Randall, blonde, glamour, original calendar art, pin up, risque
Added to Gallery: October 31, 2016

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

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