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1907 Oklahoma - 1979. Known for: Pin-up girl illustration.
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a... Read full biography
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a children's book, Me Too, and wrote several instructional books: Art Shortcuts, Secrets to Still-life... Read full biography
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a children's book, Me Too, and wrote several instructional books: Art Shortcuts, Secrets to Still-life Painting, and Faces and Features. His birth place is unknown. He attended the Vesper George Art School in California, worked in the film industry, and landed small roles as an actor. However art was his prime... Read full biography
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a children's book, Me Too, and wrote several instructional books: Art Shortcuts, Secrets to Still-life Painting, and Faces and Features. His birth place is unknown. He attended the Vesper George Art School in California, worked in the film industry, and landed small roles as an actor. However art was his prime interest, and he did set designs for Warner Brothers. Then along with fellow worker Joe DeMers, they created a series of pin-ups for Esquire called "Esquire Gallery", a very popular series. Willis went on to do illustration for Collier's, Redbook,... Read full biography
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a children's book, Me Too, and wrote several instructional books: Art Shortcuts, Secrets to Still-life Painting, and Faces and Features. His birth place is unknown. He attended the Vesper George Art School in California, worked in the film industry, and landed small roles as an actor. However art was his prime interest, and he did set designs for Warner Brothers. Then along with fellow worker Joe DeMers, they created a series of pin-ups for Esquire called "Esquire Gallery", a very popular series. Willis went on to do illustration for Collier's, Redbook, The Saturday Evening Post and many advertisers including Pepsi Cola, Max Fa... Read full biography
Fritz Willis - Artist Info
About Fritz Willis: Keywords
Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Art Design
- •Children's Book, Juvenile Literature Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Pin-Ups, Pin-Up Girls
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •Vesper George School of Art, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •COLLIER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators