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K. O. Munson

A Ship-Shape Sweetheart by K.O. Munson Attired in a green bikini and a matching colored scarf tied around her wavy, red hair, this brick-topped bombshell is all smiles as she stretches her arms above her head during a relaxing, sunny day out on her yacht. Published as calendar art under the title “Ship-Shape”, this pastel […]

Ship-Shape

Artist: K. O. Munson
Price:  $4,500.00

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art
Tagged With: 1940s, 1950s, Calendar Art, K. O. Munson, Pastel Illustration
Added to Gallery: September 1, 2021

A large and early bathing beauty themed pin-up illustration in pastel by K.O. Munson, the gifted and prolific illustrator who worked many years for The Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company. This is an early work note the stylized signature and 1940’s glamour girl pose. Work is in fine condition and properly lined behind glass in an attractive period wide profile gold gesso frame.

The Bathing Belle

Artist: K. O. Munson
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, bathing beauty, Brown & Bigelow, glamour, illustration, K. O. Munson, norway, original calendar art, pin up
Added to Gallery: September 9, 2008

A large mid-1950’s calendar girl pin-up pastel that was commissioned by the Shaw-Barton Calendar Company for one of their wildly successful and genre changing “Sketchbook” style 12 page pin-up calendars. Knute “K.O.” Munson executed many pastels for the Brown & Bigelow Calendar Company during the 1940’s and then Shaw-Barton. He later went on to become a successful cheesecake pin-up photographer during illustration arts lean years of the 1960’s, a charmed life to be sure.

The Model as Artist

Artist: K. O. Munson
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, cheesecake, chicago, K. O. Munson, norway, original calendar art, pin up, Shaw-Barton Calendar Company, sketchbook
Added to Gallery: January 4, 2007

A large original commissioned pin-up genre pastel on illustration board by Knute O. Munson for a 1952 Brown & Bigelow Calendar titled Our Knowledge and Experience At Your Command. This was given to a store owner in Tulsa Oklahoma decades earlier by the regional Brown & Biglelow salesman there as a reward for advertising with his company. It is cleverly signed lower left on the spine of one of the books.

Our Knowledge & Experience At Your Command

Artist: K. O. Munson
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, advertising, american, Brown & Bigelow, cheesecake, chicago, good girl art, K. O. Munson, norway, original calendar art, pin up, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: July 4, 2006

A large original commissioned pin-up genre pastel on illustration board by Knute O. Munson for a 1949 Brown & Bigelow Calendar titled Top Service Is Delivered. This was given to a store owner in Tulsa Oklahoma decades earlier by the regional Brown & Biglelow salesman there as a reward for advertising with his company. It is cleverly signed on the falling package by the artist.

Top Service is Delivered

Artist: K. O. Munson
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, Brown & Bigelow, cheesecake, chicago, K. O. Munson, norway, original calendar art, pin up, stockings
Added to Gallery: July 4, 2006

 

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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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