Gil Elvgren

The classic skirt toss pin-up by Gil Elvgren. Elvgren frequently worked from photos, as was the case here, where the model was Myrna Hansen, the then-current Miss USA.

The artwork, which was formerly used as the cover illustration at one of our sites, is available at this DelCampe auction:

http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,265606873,var,Pin-Up-years-50s-60s-Postcard—size-15x10-cm-aprox,language,E.html

The photos are from the Grapefruit Moon Gallery site, where you can find a good biography of Elvgren:

http://grapefruitmoongallery.com/9741

http://grapefruitmoongallery.com/artists/gil-elvgren

See Grapefruit Moon’s current offerings of original artwork at:

http://grapefruitmoongallery.com/

For more examples of Elvgren’s photo to artwork metamorphoses, see:

http://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/04/gil-elvgrens-pin-up-girls-and-their.html

You can also use the Google image search, “elvgren models”.