Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth — “Gilda” Era (1946, United States) After the release of the film Gilda in 1946, Rita Hayworth became one of the most iconic pinup girls in American popular...

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Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth — “Gilda” Era (1946, United States) After the release of the film Gilda in 1946, Rita Hayworth became one of the most iconic pinup girls in American popular...

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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe — Los Angeles, California (1949) Before becoming a major film star, Marilyn Monroe posed in a nude pinup art photoshoot for photographer Tom Kelley in Los Angeles. The...

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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe — Los Angeles, California (1949) Before becoming a major film star, Marilyn Monroe posed in a nude pinup art photoshoot for photographer Tom Kelley in Los Angeles. The...

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Gil Elvgren

Gil Elvgren — Brown & Bigelow Calendars (St. Paul, Minnesota, 1940s–1960s) Artist Gil Elvgren was one of the most influential American pinup illustrators, known for his commercial work with Brown...

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Gil Elvgren

Gil Elvgren — Brown & Bigelow Calendars (St. Paul, Minnesota, 1940s–1960s) Artist Gil Elvgren was one of the most influential American pinup illustrators, known for his commercial work with Brown...

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Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas — Esquire Magazine (United States, 1940s) Peruvian-American artist Alberto Vargas created the famous “Varga Girls” pinup illustrations for Esquire magazine starting in the early 1940s. These elegant pinup...

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Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas — Esquire Magazine (United States, 1940s) Peruvian-American artist Alberto Vargas created the famous “Varga Girls” pinup illustrations for Esquire magazine starting in the early 1940s. These elegant pinup...

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Betty Grable

Betty Grable — Hollywood, California (1943) Betty Grable became the most famous pinup girl of World War II after a 1943 20th Century Fox publicity photograph showing her in a...

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Betty Grable

Betty Grable — Hollywood, California (1943) Betty Grable became the most famous pinup girl of World War II after a 1943 20th Century Fox publicity photograph showing her in a...

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Neon at the Starlight Diner

“Neon at the Starlight Diner” — Los Angeles, California (1957) Maggie Rowe worked nights at the Starlight Diner off Route 66, where the walls were covered in pinup art commissioned...

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Neon at the Starlight Diner

“Neon at the Starlight Diner” — Los Angeles, California (1957) Maggie Rowe worked nights at the Starlight Diner off Route 66, where the walls were covered in pinup art commissioned...

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