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Gerald Ford

    A stunning, patriotic World War II era pastel by famed American illustrator Bradshaw Crandell. This appeared as the cover of the April, 1942 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. Intriguingly, posed in the Navy uniform was a young Yale Law student and male model named Gerald Ford, who would go on to be the 38th president of the United States. The pretty […]

Cosmopolitan Clinch

Artist: Bradshaw Crandell

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: american, art deco, Bradshaw Crandell, Gerald Ford, Golden Age, magazine cover, original cover art, patriotic, pin up, World War II
Added to Gallery: February 2, 2015

 

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