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“The Petty Girl was to print what Harlow and Grable were to film. George Petty was to the American woman what Norman Rockwell was to the family. Without George Petty’s Petty Girl, there would have been no Varga Girl or Playboy Playmate, for the entire concept of a pinup in a magazine was his. Prior to the Petty Girl, there had been the girl on the magazine cover, but never the girl in the magazine. This 50-card set, with card backs written by world-renowned authorit… More >>

Classic Pin-up Art: The Petty Girl I

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This Item is an original three page Magazine article, taken from a vintage magazine of the year indicated. The article is complete and opens the door to the time during which it was written and the social beliefs of that era. The scan of this item was taken through plastic film, however it is an accurate representation of the item. The nominal size is 10.5 inches by 14 inches…. More >>

SPEAKING OF PICTURES … This Is A Day In A Babe’s Life. Babe is the creation of Herbert F. Poese, New York illustrator whose drawings have enlivened the pages of many a magazine and of Thorne Smith’s “Topper” books. Mr. Roese knows girls like Babe, thinks they play a useful part in modern life and believes most people misunderstand them. Babe is good or bad depanding on what you mean by good and bad. Married young and now divorced, she has a little alimony, sometimes works as receptionist or hat-check girl. But her main job is to be a pretty, sympathetic companion to men, usually elderly, who generally give her some worthy token of their appreciation. Babe isn’t mercenary and has no firm ideas about the limits of a companion’s duties. ….. 1941 LIFE Magazine Article, A5362A. 19410421

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