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George Petty

Earlier this year, the Society of Illustrators inducted American illustrator and pin-up artist George Petty into their Illustrator’s Hall of Fame. Since 1958, the Society of Illustrators has elected to its Hall of Fame artists recognized for their distinguished achievement in the art of illustration. Artists are elected by former presidents of the Society and […]

George Petty in the Illustrators Hall of Fame

Filed Under: Gallery Blog
Tagged With: Esquire, George Petty, Petty Girl, pin up, Society of Illustrators
Added to Gallery: July 11, 2017

This 1942 patriotic Petty Girl was the first of George Petty’s iconic pin up illustrations commissioned by the Ice-Capades, then in its second season and soon to become a cultural institution. Developed by RKO as a theatrical extravaganza on ice and held at Rockefeller Center in New York City, the event was wildly popular and the souvenir programs became a […]

The Ice-Capades of 1942

Artist: George Petty

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, advertising, art deco, erotic, Figure Skating, George Petty, glamour, Golden Age, Ice-Capades, machine age, magazine cover, original cover art, pin up, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: January 10, 2017

George Petty created this dynamic original pin-up painting as cover art for the souvenir program for the 1946 Ice-Capades (the sixth year of its production which took place in New York City at Rockefeller Center). The image shows a modernist winged pin-up girl deftly soaring through the air on figure skates against a blue background. This particular […]

The Ice-Capades Of 1946

Artist: George Petty

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, art deco, Cover Art, Figure Skating, George Petty, glamour, Golden Age, ice skating, Ice-Capades, magazine cover, original cover art, pin up, pulp, risque
Added to Gallery: January 10, 2017

      A glamorous, art deco Petty Girl mixed media illustration from 1938 that appeared in the pages of Esquire Magazine with the quip “Thanks for the hospitality, Mr. Grover, but I don’t mind going home in the rain.“ In this sophisticated rendering, we see a sexy svelte blonde in a form fitting satin gown […]

Thanks for the Hospitality, Mr. Grover

Artist: George Petty

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, Esquire, George Petty, jazz age, original interior illustration, pin up, risque, streamline, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: January 20, 2016

    A deliriously fresh published Petty Girl mixed media pin-up illustration from 1937 that appeared in the pages of Esquire magazine with the quip “He doesn’t smoke and he doesn’t drink – I don’t know what I’ll do to amuse him”. A masterful rendering of a sexy modernist redhead who is clearly styled after Bette […]

He Doesn’t Smoke and He Doesn’t Drink

Artist: George Petty

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, art deco, Esquire, George Petty, original calendar art, Petty Girl, pin up, redhead, risque, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: January 20, 2016

The moment when Rita Hayworth pops onscreen for the first time in Gilda ranks among the most iconic film introductions of the 20th century. Her gravity defying hair flip and blinding smile seemed to epitomize mischievous flirtation, and through the extensive publicity campaign surrounding the film and a series of now legendary glamour photos by Robert […]

Billy Devorss, Rita Hayworth and the Public Imagination

Filed Under: Gallery Blog
Tagged With: Billy DeVorss, George Petty, Gilda, Henry Clive, hollywood, Irv Winer, pin up, Rita Hayworth, World War II
Added to Gallery: January 10, 2016

A precisely rendered very tight preliminary illustration by George Petty for a commissioned work which appeared as the January, 1947 Calendar page for a spiral bound True Magazine premium pin-up calendar. This is an airbrush painting on an illustration board with gouache detailing added in her skates, her nose, her bunny tail and other highlighted […]

Petty Girl Skater Bunny

Artist: George Petty

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, George Petty, ice skating, pin up, Playboy Bunny
Added to Gallery: May 4, 2015

An original George Petty – Petty Girl small presentation pin-up drawing which was given to the Michigan area artist Robert Bushewicz a friend and colleague of Petty’s. In this well rendered colored graphite rendering, Petty choose to recreate one of his most iconic Petty Girls, this image first appeared in the pages of Esquire magazine […]

Petty Girl Presentation Drawing

Artist: George Petty

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: Esquire, George Petty, Hugh Hefner, Petty Girl, pin up, Playboy Bunny
Added to Gallery: April 18, 2015

      Seen gamely climbing into a larger than life pipe threader in ballet slippers and skimpy pink apron, this redheaded Petty girl is an unlikely yet alluring gearhead. A published mixed media pin-up illustration by George Petty which appeared as a calendar for Ridgid Tools in September of 1952, as part of his […]

Miss Ridgid Tools

Artist: George Petty

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Esquire, George Petty, machine age, original calendar art, Petty Girl, pin up, redhead, ridgid tools, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: April 4, 2014

This original Old Gold Cigarettes commissioned advertising painting appeared in print in 1939 under the title “Wa-Ta-Hun-Ee!”. That year George Petty created a full years worth of Old Gold Petty girls for the ad agency Lennen & Mitchell, creating continued interest in the Old Gold Brand with the monthly appearance of his deliriously successful pin-up creations. In the scene, a sexy Indian Maiden takes aim with quiver and bow in what has surely become one of the more iconic works by this great artist and illustrator.

Wa-Ta-Hun-Ee!

Artist: George Petty

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, George Petty, indian maiden, Old Gold Cigarettes, Petty Girl, pin up
Added to Gallery: September 12, 2011

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