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The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Printers Devil"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. The first image is an Al Moore Esquire girl spread. The "Printers Devil" depicts a blonde woman on the phone wearing sleeping shorts paired with a verse using type and font metaphors. The next image is a painting depicting famous American thoroughbred racehorse Dark Secret winning the 1934 Jockey Club Gold Cup. "One of greatest finishes in the history of sports" refer to in the last 16th of a mile, Dark Secret stu… more
Date: 1951
Creator: Moore, Al & Von Schmidt, Harold
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The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "The Bewitching Hour"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women, descriptive text, and paintings. On the first page is a spread of an Al Moore painting of blonde masked Esquire Girl themed to Halloween. On the verso side is a painting by Fred Freeman showing the historic rescue of the sailors on the U.S Squalus submarine in 1939 off the coast of Maine.
Date: October 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Freeman, Fred
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The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Flippancy"

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an auburn Esquire girl cast as a "queen of hearts" character playing with a deck of cards and a magician's hat. On the following page is a western painting of Daniel Boone coming to the rescue of an American soldier by Ken Riley for the July 1950 edition of Esquire Magazine.
Date: July 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Riley, Ken
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The Esquire Girl: Painting by Al Moore "Medium- Rare"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a landscape spread, by Al Moore, of a blonde woman lounging on her stomach in a blue striped two-piece bathing suit. She has with her a radio, sunglasses, cigarettes, and matches. The page is stamped with the location the magazine was purchased as a Russell's Men's Department. The facing page is a muted-tone machismo bull and matador painting done by Ben Stahl.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Moore, Al
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The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Green is for go"

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women, descriptive text, and paintings. The first image is a spread of an Al Moore Esquire girl paired with a rhyming verse on the color green. The second page is a "There was a Man" painting by Gustav Rehberger depicting the folk hero "Wild Bill" Hickok done for the May edition of Esquire Magazine in 1950.
Date: May 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Rehberger, Gustav
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The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Skiing is Believing"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. The first image is the January spread for The Esquire Girl. Painted by Al Moore, this Esquire girl is a blonde wearing a light blue sweater paired with verses and chorus on skiing and mountain metaphors. The following page is a "There was a Man" painting done by Warren Baumgartner of American folk hero and solider "Old Wolf" Putnam [ Israel Putnam] [1718-1790].
Date: January 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Baumgartner, Warren
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Snare by Fritz Willis

Description: A single front and back page of lithograph prints clipped from the December edition of Esquire Magazine 1948. This page features a Fritz Willis pin-up girl "Snare" accompanied by descriptive text. On the following side is a holiday-themed page of Christmas cards with imagery of women, deer, and Santas.
Date: December 1948
Creator: Willis, Fritz
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[No One Will Hold My Flowers For Me: True Magazine Pin Up Girl]

Description: Page from True Magazine featuring a pin-up illustration, graphic map, and descriptive text. On the first page is an illustration by Bradshaw Crandall of a redhead pin-up model themed around spring flowers. On the facing page is the Sportsman's Map of America by Paul Savitt. The map shows numbered graphic illustrations of landmarks, cities, transportation, and sporting events across America.
Date: March 1948
Creator: Crandall, Bradshaw & Savitt, Paul
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The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Red and Green"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. An Al Moore Esquire Girl spread followed by a reproduction of John Sharps' Solebury Meeting House. The painting, courtesy of the Milch gallery, is of a small group of east coast Quakers going to a quiet meeting during the holidays noted as "Peace on Earth".
Date: 1948
Creator: Moore, Al & Sharp, John
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Piquante

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, by Coby Whitmore, a brunette woman admires her reflection in a tall black standing mirror and considers the ties to her hat while in a state of topless undress. On the facing page, by Ben Stahl, a Spanish ballerina removes her costume stockings. Both illustrations/ paintings were done specifically for the December 1947 issue.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Whitmore, Coby & Stahl, Ben
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Portrait of a Christmas Eve

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, landscape-oriented painting done by Al Moore of a blonde woman laying on a polar bear skin rug with her arms around the jaw. On the following page is a painting recreating a fictional Victorian Christmas evening party by Leslie Saalburg.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Saalburg, Leslie
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Dogs Life by Joe De Mers & Fritz Willis

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page is a collaborative illustration of a woman in a yellow two-piece joyfully receiving a black Cocker Spaniel puppy. On the facing page, by Fritz Willis, an auburn haired figure model sits covered in a black coat between sessions on her posing stool drinking tea
Date: November 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe
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Kitten by Joe De Mers

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page by De Mers, a youthful brunette ballet dancer watches over 3 kittens. She is seated on an emerald green love seat wearing her dance slippers and a matching slip dress. On the facing page by Baz, a simple image of a blonde eating an apple with a bowl of tropical fruit in front of her. The description outlines the symbolism of the fruits.
Date: November 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Baz, Ben-Hur
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Girl by Al Moore

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a blonde woman by Al Moore poses in a bikini on a pattern of purple zebra stripes. On the facing page by Fritz Willis, the blonde model is surrounded by a whirl of autumn leaves that expose her legs and underwear.
Date: October 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Willis, Fritz
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Last Rose by Ben-Hur Baz

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a barefoot woman feigns surprise in a blue and pink matching two-piece with a large straw sunhat. On the facing page, a blonde showgirl is seen studying and smoking a cigarette backstage in costume. Image No. 80 is a unique collaboration between Joe De Mers and Fritz Willis.
Date: October 1947
Creator: Baz, Ben-Hur; De Mers, Joe & Willis Fritz
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True Magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl and descriptive text reading " There's something wrong with this line... a man called and didn't try to date me!" followed by a reproductive print of a painting depicting a man fishing a mountain lake. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirta… more
Date: 1947-09~
Creator: Petty, George & L., F.
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Adornment by Fritz Willis

Description: A single front and back page from the August edition of Esquire Magazine 1947. The page features theatrical and dance-themed pin-ups by Fritz Willis and Joe De, Mers followed by small paragraphs of descriptive text at the bottom of each printed illustration.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Willis, Fritz & De Mers, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

Versatility by Ren Wicks

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, no. 57, a blonde woman considers her knitting project, which she holds up to her waist with the excess yarn around her chest. She stands in front of a chair that has her clothes on it and next to her knitting bag. Description references Ralph Waldo Emerson and the virtue of young women doing older woman's hobbies. On the facing page, an actress prepares her makeup for a show. She is seen kneelin… more
Date: August 1947
Creator: Wicks, Ren & Shook, Euclid
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

Camouflage by Al Moore

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a black-haired woman lays seductively on a leopard-skin wearing a matching top and bottom with red lipstick and nail polish. The description discusses the leopard in regards to women's fashion and behavior throughout history. On the facing page, a woman in a black riding habit and boots lays sprawled on the ground in shock holding her riding crop in her right hand.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Baz, Ben-Hur
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Concentration by Joe De Mers

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, no. 52, a blonde woman sits cross-legged on the floor surrounded by tea and sewing supplies. She is following a magazine to embellish a straw garden hat with flowers, which she is holding up to examine intently. On the facing page, a dialogue between a model wearing a swimsuit and a man wearing a tan suit is taking place on a photo shoot set. The two individuals are surrounded by lights, chairs,… more
Date: June 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Willis, Fritz
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

Pastoral by Joe De Mers

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, No. 47, a blonde gardener with wavy hair collects colorful daisies using her skirt and wheelbarrow. She is wearing a sun hat, a pink and blue dress, and work gloves. The image also includes a watering can and pruners in the foreground. The facing page, No. 48, shows a masked fencer in a yellow and white uniform. The model's blonde hair is tied back away from her face and she is holding a practic… more
Date: May 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Willis, Fritz
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

Recapitulation by Euclid Shook

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, No. 50, a smiling blonde woman with her hair in two braids stands next to a burning fireplace revealing her legs to warm herself. The description immediately below makes reference to the vestal virgins of Rome, the goddess Hestia, and women's connection to pagan traditions. On the facing page, a self-assured woman wearing a black evening gown and pink gloves walks upstairs side eying away from t… more
Date: May 1947
Creator: Shook, Euclid & Hall, Tom
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[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Description: Page from True magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl followed by a reproduction print of a painting of the Chigaco Cubs winning a baseball game. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones.
Date: April 1947
Creator: Petty, George & [Halk?]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
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