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1908 - 1985. Known for: Illustration-pin up girls.
At first glance, Billy De Vorss might be dismissed as a shameless imitator of Rolf Armstrong, whose influence extended even to De Vorss' signature. Working frequently with live models, the... Read full biography
At first glance, Billy De Vorss might be dismissed as a shameless imitator of Rolf Armstrong, whose influence extended even to De Vorss' signature. Working frequently with live models, the self-trained De Vorss painted in pastels, like Armstrong, and his beauties (like Armstrong's) often displayed... Read full biography
At first glance, Billy De Vorss might be dismissed as a shameless imitator of Rolf Armstrong, whose influence extended even to De Vorss' signature. Working frequently with live models, the self-trained De Vorss painted in pastels, like Armstrong, and his beauties (like Armstrong's) often displayed dazzling smiles and sleek limbs. But De Vorss had his own special charm. His works, while uneven, have a warmth and glow, his girls-next-door radiating a good-natured sexuality. Where Armstrong... Read full biography
At first glance, Billy De Vorss might be dismissed as a shameless imitator of Rolf Armstrong, whose influence extended even to De Vorss' signature. Working frequently with live models, the self-trained De Vorss painted in pastels, like Armstrong, and his beauties (like Armstrong's) often displayed dazzling smiles and sleek limbs. But De Vorss had his own special charm. His works, while uneven, have a warmth and glow, his girls-next-door radiating a good-natured sexuality. Where Armstrong conveyed glamour, De Vorss conveys romance His idealized women seem to benefit from his lack of formal training. Perhaps it's no coincidence that his favorite model was his wife. A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, De Vorss worked out of New York's Greenwich... Read full biography
At first glance, Billy De Vorss might be dismissed as a shameless imitator of Rolf Armstrong, whose influence extended even to De Vorss' signature. Working frequently with live models, the self-trained De Vorss painted in pastels, like Armstrong, and his beauties (like Armstrong's) often displayed dazzling smiles and sleek limbs. But De Vorss had his own special charm. His works, while uneven, have a warmth and glow, his girls-next-door radiating a good-natured sexuality. Where Armstrong conveyed glamour, De Vorss conveys romance His idealized women seem to benefit from his lack of formal training. Perhaps it's no coincidence that his favorite model was his wife. A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, De Vorss worked out of New York's Greenwich Village from the mid-'30s until his early 1950s return to the Midwest. His earliest calendar girls appeared under the Louis F. Dow impri... Read full biography
Billy De Vorss - Artist Info
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Pin-Ups, Pin-Up Girls
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty