Angel of Guadalcanal

“Angel of Guadalcanal” — Solomon Islands (1943, WWII Pacific) Pilot Kenji Nakamura flew reconnaissance missions over Guadalcanal with a subtle pinup art design painted on his aircraft: a serene winged...

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Angel of Guadalcanal

“Angel of Guadalcanal” — Solomon Islands (1943, WWII Pacific) Pilot Kenji Nakamura flew reconnaissance missions over Guadalcanal with a subtle pinup art design painted on his aircraft: a serene winged...

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The Barracks Wall in Busan

“The Barracks Wall in Busan” — Korea (1951, Korean War) Corporal James McAllister served in Busan where soldiers decorated barracks walls with magazine pinup art and clipped pinup girl images...

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The Barracks Wall in Busan

“The Barracks Wall in Busan” — Korea (1951, Korean War) Corporal James McAllister served in Busan where soldiers decorated barracks walls with magazine pinup art and clipped pinup girl images...

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Sgt. Lily and the Desert Tank

“Sgt. Lily and the Desert Tank” — El Alamein, Egypt (1942, WWII) Sergeant William “Dusty” Hale commanded a Sherman tank marked with a crude pinup art painting called “Lily of...

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Sgt. Lily and the Desert Tank

“Sgt. Lily and the Desert Tank” — El Alamein, Egypt (1942, WWII) Sergeant William “Dusty” Hale commanded a Sherman tank marked with a crude pinup art painting called “Lily of...

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he Nurse on the Hull

2. “The Nurse on the Hull” — Anzio, Italy (1944, WWII) Private Marco Santini waited for supply ships off the coast of Anzio during heavy fighting. One Liberty ship, SS...

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he Nurse on the Hull

2. “The Nurse on the Hull” — Anzio, Italy (1944, WWII) Private Marco Santini waited for supply ships off the coast of Anzio during heavy fighting. One Liberty ship, SS...

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The Lucky Lady of B-17 Juliet

“The Lucky Lady of B-17 Juliet” — Devon, England (1944, WWII) Lieutenant Harris Cole flew bombing runs out of RAF Ridgewell in eastern England. His B-17 Flying Fortress, Juliet, carried...

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The Lucky Lady of B-17 Juliet

“The Lucky Lady of B-17 Juliet” — Devon, England (1944, WWII) Lieutenant Harris Cole flew bombing runs out of RAF Ridgewell in eastern England. His B-17 Flying Fortress, Juliet, carried...

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The Transition from Magazine Pinups to Digital ...

The Transition from Magazine Pinups to Digital Custom Art Traditional pinup art declined in mainstream magazines after the rise of photography in the 1960s and 1970s. However, the aesthetic never...

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The Transition from Magazine Pinups to Digital ...

The Transition from Magazine Pinups to Digital Custom Art Traditional pinup art declined in mainstream magazines after the rise of photography in the 1960s and 1970s. However, the aesthetic never...

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