The Redhead

For some reason, the redhead was a favourite of pin-up artists. Perhaps it was the fiery sensuality they supposedly possessed,-from advertisements to magazine covers, redhaired pin-ups were more plentiful than blondes or brunettes. The following are pieces by various artists from periods ranging from the 30's to the 50's, the majority of the work being from the mid-forties on. Take notice of one of the strangest sub-genres in pin-up art, in my opinion, the underwear around the ankles bit. As if that would or could happen to anyone not wearing gigantic, oversized fruit of the looms. Some of these are pretty funny. BOLLES: Toast of the Town Redheads in Vintage Ads Jantzen advertisement Frush: Untitled BOLLES: Best Swishes for the New Year  Driben: Unknown

P BOLLES: Within The Law, 1924

Frush: Unknown

DE VORSS: untitled

DE VORSS: untitled Unknown: Untitled FRUSH: Miss Gulf Coast DRIBEN: untitled FRUSH: untitled  WILLIS: How To Ski WITHERS: Unknown WILLIS: Unknown D'ANCONA: Unknown PEARL FRUSH: Unknown D'ANCONA: Unknown MORAN: Up and Cunning VARGAS: untitled KEN BROWN REMIX OF MABEL ROLLINS HARRIS: Golden Dawn PETTY: untitled VARGAS: untitled RUNCI: On the Fence, 1952 Physical Culture, March 1930 PETTY: Untitled WITHERS: Untitled PETTY: Untitled PETTY: Untitled PETTY: Untitled PETTY: Untitled MORAN: Who Ordered Chicken? BOLLES: Untitled VARGAS: Untitled ENOCH BOLLES: Untitled BILL MEDCALF: Miss Sylvania GINO BOCCASILE: Vasenol Advert, 1950

( GIL UNKNOWN: Untitled

RUNCI VARGAS: untitled EDWARD RUNCI: untitled? BILL MEDCALF: untitled? PETTY: Untitled

Alberto Vargas: Untitled

EARL MACHPERSON: Midwest Peasant RICHARD LILLIS: A Straw for the Thirsty BILL MEDCALF: Waiting For You

ART FRAHM: No Time To Lose

UNKNOWN: Untitled EDWARD RUNCI: Untitled EARL MORAN: A Lovely Flower EDWARD RUNCI: Look Out Bee-Hind JOYCE BALLANTYNE: I Can Never Get Things Straight VAUGHAN BASS: Untitled