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1894 Louisiana - 1975. Known for: Illustrator-pin-up girl.
George Petty was an illustrator most noted for covers he created for Ice Capade programs and for his drawings that appeared in Esquire magazine during the 1930s. Petty was the son of a photographer,... Read full biography
George Petty was an illustrator most noted for covers he created for Ice Capade programs and for his drawings that appeared in Esquire magazine during the 1930s. Petty was the son of a photographer, and was born in Louisiana in 1894. In approximately 1900, his family moved to Chicago. His education... Read full biography
George Petty was an illustrator most noted for covers he created for Ice Capade programs and for his drawings that appeared in Esquire magazine during the 1930s. Petty was the son of a photographer, and was born in Louisiana in 1894. In approximately 1900, his family moved to Chicago. His education was traditional and included courses at the Chicago Art Institute. After graduating from high school, George went to Paris with his mother and sister, enrolling at the Academie Julian. In 1916, he... Read full biography
George Petty was an illustrator most noted for covers he created for Ice Capade programs and for his drawings that appeared in Esquire magazine during the 1930s. Petty was the son of a photographer, and was born in Louisiana in 1894. In approximately 1900, his family moved to Chicago. His education was traditional and included courses at the Chicago Art Institute. After graduating from high school, George went to Paris with his mother and sister, enrolling at the Academie Julian. In 1916, he returned to Chicago. His father died soon after his return, and George became the head of the family. Disinterested in photography, he closed his father's studio and began working for an ad agency. His first work that was published was of an ice... Read full biography
George Petty was an illustrator most noted for covers he created for Ice Capade programs and for his drawings that appeared in Esquire magazine during the 1930s. Petty was the son of a photographer, and was born in Louisiana in 1894. In approximately 1900, his family moved to Chicago. His education was traditional and included courses at the Chicago Art Institute. After graduating from high school, George went to Paris with his mother and sister, enrolling at the Academie Julian. In 1916, he returned to Chicago. His father died soon after his return, and George became the head of the family. Disinterested in photography, he closed his father's studio and began working for an ad agency. His first work that was published was of an ice skater, and appeared on the cover of a Marshall Field catalogue in 1920. His mastery of the airbrush, a tool used to retouch photos a... Read full biography
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About George Petty: Keywords
Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Airbrush
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Pin-Ups, Pin-Up Girls
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •Jean Paul Laurens
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators