Hi everyone, Here's a "little bio" of one of my favourite pin up artists:

Hi everyone, Here's a "little bio" of one of my favourite pin up artists:

Edward Runci
1921-1986

Originally from Sicily, he moved to the US in the 1930s. He became a portrait artist in Hollywood. After WWII, his career really took off, not only was he an amazing painter of pin ups with oil paints for calendars, but he also created adverts for famous companies like Coca Cola. Interestingly, he also painted clowns, landscape scenes, and portraits of celebrities of the time.

His pin ups are flirty and fun, and sometimes get caught in situations where the viewer gets a little peek-a-boo of her garments. His 1950’s pin ups are typical of the era, being inspired by the blonde bombshells of the time (Marilyn, Mansfield, etc).

In terms of his artistic style, Edward did not receive any formal training, but his talents did not show this fact, and his skills were comparable with Gil Elvgren.

He spent his later years in Big Bear Lake, CA, where he had a studio and an art school. He is definitely one of those artists that needs more recognition for his talent!

What do you guys think?

Sources:
http://www.thepinupfiles.com/runci.html#.UlYRrhCrFmY
http://www.askart.com/askart/r/edward_runci/edward_runci.aspx