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OverviewPost-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren's Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique - which earned him a reputation as ""The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake"" - involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more flamboyant hair and gravity-defying busts, and in the process making them the perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private. Full Product DetailsAuthor: AA.VV. , Charles G. MartignettePublisher: Taschen GmbH Imprint: Taschen GmbH Edition: Taschen's 25th anniversary ed Dimensions: Width: 30.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.50cm Weight: 1.590kg ISBN: 9783836503051ISBN 10: 3836503050 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 25 March 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock Language: German, French, English Table of ContentsReviewsGlamour is back... TASCHEN offers us a look back at these calendar and advertisement goddesses of which Gil Elvgren is king. erotisme-fr.com, France Author InformationLouis K. Meisel is owner and manager of one of the oldest contemporary art galleries in Soho, New York. He has published monographs on Charles Bell and Richard Estes, as well as the books Photorealism and Photorealism Since 1980. Charles G. Martignette is an art dealer, art historian, journalist, and writer. Pictures from his collection have been exhibited in the Smithsonian Institution as well as many other American and European museums. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |