$40
Estimate: $100 - $150
Auction: June 20, 2019 11:00:00 AM EDT
St. Paul, Minnesota: Louis F. Dow Co., ca. 1940s. Booklet of twelve reproduction of pin-ups by Gil Elvgren.
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1cm) each.
Gil Elvgren is known for his work for Brown & Bigelow, a publisher of promotional calendars and other materials. Previously, he worked for the Lois F. Dow Co., painting pin-ups for calendars. This book was intended to be sent to men overseas during the war, and includes a self-mailer on the back cover. Prints are beginning to loosen and detach, as they were designed to be torn out and pinned up or framed.
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Nine pin-ups of the same size, also printed by the Louis F. Dow Co., by Art Frahm and Gil Elvgren.