The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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Art Frahm PUBLICATIONS
1907 - 1981. Known for: Pin-up girl illustration.
Art Frahm (1907-1981) was an American painter of campy pin-up girls and advertising. Frahm lived in Chicago, and was active from the 1940s to 1960s. Today he is best known for his "ladies in... Read full biography
Art Frahm (1907-1981) was an American painter of campy pin-up girls and advertising. Frahm lived in Chicago, and was active from the 1940s to 1960s. Today he is best known for his "ladies in distress" pictures involving beautiful young women whose panties mysteriously flutter to the ground in... Read full biography
Art Frahm (1907-1981) was an American painter of campy pin-up girls and advertising. Frahm lived in Chicago, and was active from the 1940s to 1960s. Today he is best known for his "ladies in distress" pictures involving beautiful young women whose panties mysteriously flutter to the ground in public situations, often causing them to spill their bag of groceries. In one of Frahm's noted idiosyncratic touches, celery is often depicted. Frahm had adequate technical competence for his medium, with... Read full biography
Art Frahm (1907-1981) was an American painter of campy pin-up girls and advertising. Frahm lived in Chicago, and was active from the 1940s to 1960s. Today he is best known for his "ladies in distress" pictures involving beautiful young women whose panties mysteriously flutter to the ground in public situations, often causing them to spill their bag of groceries. In one of Frahm's noted idiosyncratic touches, celery is often depicted. Frahm had adequate technical competence for his medium, with a style somewhat reminiscent of Norman Rockwell's, though more cartoony. He was mostly influenced by commercial artist Haddon Sundblom, with whom Frahm may have worked as an assistant early in his career. Frahm's forte was depicting beautiful young... Read full biography
Art Frahm (1907-1981) was an American painter of campy pin-up girls and advertising. Frahm lived in Chicago, and was active from the 1940s to 1960s. Today he is best known for his "ladies in distress" pictures involving beautiful young women whose panties mysteriously flutter to the ground in public situations, often causing them to spill their bag of groceries. In one of Frahm's noted idiosyncratic touches, celery is often depicted. Frahm had adequate technical competence for his medium, with a style somewhat reminiscent of Norman Rockwell's, though more cartoony. He was mostly influenced by commercial artist Haddon Sundblom, with whom Frahm may have worked as an assistant early in his career. Frahm's forte was depicting beautiful young white women, rendering their legs and figures. Frahm's depictions of the women's faces are less successful,... Read full biography
Art Frahm - Artist Info
About Art Frahm: Books
Books & Publications (4)
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesMaster Pieces The Art History of Jigsaw Puzzles
1998McCann, Chris (Author); Louis Darling (Illustrator)223 pages (color)The Great American Pin-Up
1996Martignette,Charles; L Meisel384 pages (color)