Pin-ups 30 Postcards
Pin-ups 30 Postcards by Taschen America is a unique collection published by Taschen in 2000, featuring 30 detachable postcards. This edition presents the vibrant pin-up art of Gil Elvgren, capturing the essence of post-Depression USA and its quest for a lively iconography that contrasted sharply with the era’s monochrome realities.
Readers will find a selection of Elvgren’s technicolor fantasies, which embody the American dream through a lens of erotic art and playful imagery. Each postcard serves as a piece of art that reflects the cultural shifts of the time, offering a glimpse into the aesthetics that defined an era. This compact collection, measuring 6.28 inches in height and 4.39 inches in length, invites exploration of the themes of pin-up and erotic art in a tangible format.
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Post-Depression USA was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren’s technicolor fantasies of the American dream.
A Postcard book with 30 detachable postcards.
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