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Thornton Utz

This trio of images by Thornton Utz was created to illustrate a single story in the flagship Curtis Publishing magazine The Saturday Evening Post. With a bold mid-century modern aesthetic and the dry brush gouache technique popular in glossy magazines in the 1950s, the set presents an enticing take on American femininity as idealized during the Cold […]

The Honeycomb Sensations

Artist: Thornton Utz

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, Curtis Publishing, glamour, Golden Age, original illustration art, pin up, The Saturday Evening Post, Thornton Utz, Triptych
Added to Gallery: August 30, 2016

 

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