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Earl MacPhersonKittenish Type1953
1953
$3,600Asking Price
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Earl MacPherson created this playfully erotic pin-up painting for a 1953 Shaw-Barton 12-page pin-up calendar. The artwork graced the month of June, with accompanying text reading; Kittenish Type - If I should lose my puddy-cat - And she should come to you, There'll be a big reward in store If you'll return her to... Miss Honey Bare Brown. The sketchbook style pin-up was invented by MacPherson and adopted by a number of artists including Joyce Ballantyne, T.N. Thompson, Fritz Willis, K.O. Munson, Freeman Elliot, and Ted Withers. In a typical sketchbook pin-up, one or two full color central images, executed in oil or pastel, would appear surrounded by other, smaller line drawings that hinted at the artist's process. Quite often, as in this case, the painting would be created on its own, and the sketches and text were drawn on a separate clear transparency sheet, which would be overlaid on the painting for reproduction use creating the final calendar page. The overlays were typically discarded after print usage. This painting is handsomely framed in a period wood frame and has been reworked to some degree by the artist as it remained in his collection until his death in 1993, there is one less kitty and one less handkerchief wrap covering the model on the left's backside. Sight Size 16" X 20" Framed 22" X 26"Details
- CreatorEarl MacPherson (1910 - 1993, American)
- Creation Year1953
- DimensionsHeight: 26 in. (66.04 cm)Width: 22 in. (55.88 cm)Depth: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
- Medium
- Movement & Style
- Period
- ConditionPainting has a few variations from the printed calendar which were done by the artist at a later date before his death in 1993.
- Gallery LocationMinneapolis, MN
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU12221270683
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