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Shameless Art
(2010 - Underwood Books)

A great presentation of its art. Not just pin-up, but also expanding a bit to collect examples of the theme from pulp & paperback covers as well. Out of the book's 112 pages, 110 of them feature full-page reproductions of the original paintings. Works are captioned with only the name of the artist, if known. Therein lies its solitary mis-step, the lack of any context whatsoever as to where each particular work appeared, and by extension, what drove them into being. The artists collected here (all 'well-presented') are: Rolf Armstrong (6), James Avati (6)***, Vaughan Bass, Earle Bergey (3), Roy Best, Jim Bentley, Enoch Bolles (12), Sam Cherry, Forest H. Clough, Bradshaw Crandall (3), Rafael DeSoto (2)*, Peter Driben (2), Edward M. Eggleston, Freeman Elliott, Gil Elvgren (16)***, Art Frahm, Pál Fried, Pearl Frush, Edwin Georgi, Mabel Rollins Harris, Cardwell Higgins, Owen Kampen, Andrew Loomis, Robert McGinnis, Earl Moran (8), Zoë Mozert, Rudy Nappi, George Petty (6)**, Samson Pollen, Gene Pressler, Paul Rader, Bill Randall (6), William Reusswig, Arthur Sarnoff, Albert Vargas, Fritz Willis, Ted Withers (3), and UNKNOWN (3).

* - Note that the 'well-presented' pieces here by DeSoto can additionally be found so in his own collection on The List.

** - Note that the 'well-presented' pieces here by Petty cannot additionally be found so in his own collection on The List.

*** - Note that in regards to Avati's, and Elvgren's 'well-presented' pieces here, some, but not all, can additionally be found so in their own collections on The List.

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Tapestry - The Paintings Of Robert E. McGinnis