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Covered In News

Artist:Earl Moran
Date:1951
Medium:Pastel on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 18" x 24" Framed 29 1/2" x 34 1/2"
Condition:Mint
Original Use:Original Calendar Art for Brown & Bigelow
Price: S O L D
Above: Detail
Above: Framed in handsome gallery frame
Above: Detail

A snappy and sexy original pastel illustration by Earl Moran commissioned as a 1951 Brown & Bigelow calendar. Text reads “Here’s an extra addition you can hardly refuse; for this little gal is just covered in news…” Pastel is beautifully framed and condition is outstanding as is the image.

Above: The artists signature
Above: Verso notations
Above: verso sticker

Brown & Bigelow at some point altered the text quip on this image as seen below in a period ink blotter included in sale. Text on this example reads “She’s headline news so stop the presses ~~ This little girl with the taffy tresses”.

Above: Printed version by Brown & Bigelow
Above: A vintage advertising ink blotter (included in sale)

Covered In News

Artist: Earl Moran
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Brown & Bigelow, Earl Moran, original calendar art, pin up, risque, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: May 25, 2008

 

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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.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

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