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Stag

A large gouache illustration for the cover of the October 1960 edition of Stag Magazine. A daring mountain top rescue illustrating the interior story “Three Months With The Wild Mountain Girls of Tibet” – “Sgt. Gregory’s Escape From Red Chinese Captivity”. A compelling read we are certain and by all accounts an action packed large scale gouache illustration.

Mountain Girls of Tibet

Artist: Mort Künstler
Price:  SOLD

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1960s, american, cold war, magazine cover, Mort Künstler, original cover art, pin up, pulp, Stag, the sweats
Added to Gallery: March 12, 2010

A photo-realist, kinetic original oil on board by James Bama. This painting, created as a cover for Stag Magzine, illustrates the outlandish true story of Faustin Wirkus, an American soldier who became king of a small island off Haiti in 1906. Faustus was made famous in the 1930s book “The Magic Isle” and was a cult figure thereafter. Interior text reads in part “For five fabulous years, by order of the U.S. Marine Corps, he ruled the mid-ocean island- voodoo, personal harem and all.” Work is unsigned but article credits art by James Bama, magazine is included in sale.

The Strange Kingdom of Marine Sgt. Wirkus

Artist: James Bama
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, american, exoticism, harem, James Bama, original cover art, pulp, Stag, The Golden Gallery, voodoo
Added to Gallery: May 24, 2008

A large gouache illustration for the January 1961 edition of Stag Magazine. A daring night time rescue depiction illustrating the interior story “The Amazing GI Who Took Three Head Hunting Brides. A Pacific Island World War II entanglement complete with topless native women and native headhunters and a lone anglo-saxonized square jawed daring G.I.

Amazing G.I. Who Took Three Head Hunting Brides

Artist: Mort Künstler
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1960s, american, cold war, exoticism, Mort Künstler, nude, pacific, pin up, pulp, Stag, the sweats, WWII
Added to Gallery: April 2, 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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