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Thursday, May 25th, 2023

Pinups: George Petty’s Ridgid Tools Calendars

Petty Girls

Petty GirlsPetty GirlsGeorge Petty was one of the top "cheesecake" illustrators of the 30s and 40s. He began his career with a series of cartoons featuring beautiful girls and their far from handsome beaus. His work coined the term "Petty Girls" to describe the carefully airbrushed girls with brilliant smiles and sexy poses. He left Esquire, to be replaced by Alberto Vargas who we will be featuring here soon, and became a freelance commercial artist. His girls soon ended up gracing magazine ads and calendars for such unlikely products as Tung-Sol Radio Tubes and the aptly named, Ridgid Tools.

Mike Fontanelli has generously allowed Animtion Resources to digitize his Rigid Tools collection. These calendar pages are among the most sought after pinup collectibles, selling for as much as $40 to $50 a sheet. Many thanks to Mike for sharing this with us.

Petty Girls
Petty Girls
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Petty Girls
Petty Girls
Petty Girls

Here’s an extra bonus! The 1947 True Magazine Petty Girl calendar…

Petty Girls
Petty Girls
Petty Girls
Petty Girls
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Petty Girls
Petty Girls
Petty Girls
Petty Girls
Petty Girls

Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources

Magazine CartoonsMagazine Cartoons

This posting is part of the online Encyclopedia of Cartooning under the subject heading, Magazine Cartoons.

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Monday, May 22nd, 2023

Illustration: Mary Blair’s Baby’s House

Mary Blair Baby's House

Earlier, we featured Mary Blair’s Golden Book "Little Verses". Today, we feature her long out-of-print book, "Baby’s House".

Many thanks to my friend Mike Fontanelli for sharing this with us.

Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House
Mary Blair Baby's House

Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources

IllustrationIllustration

This posting is part of a series of articles comprising an online exhibit spotlighting Illustration.

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Friday, May 19th, 2023

Comic Books: Jim Tyer’s Funny Animal Comics

Jim Tyer Comics

Jim TyerJim TyerJim Tyer was a one-of-a-kind. He animated for Van Beuren, Famous Studios, Terrytoons and Hal Seeger and drew and wrote funny animal comics. Once you’ve seen a really good Tyer drawing, you can never forget it. I’m going to let these examples tell you about him…

Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics

Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics

Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics

Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics
Jim Tyer Comics

Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources

Comic BooksComic Books

This posting is part of the online Encyclopedia of Cartooning under the subject heading, Comic Books.
Animated CartoonsAnimated Cartoons

This posting is part of the online Encyclopedia of Cartooning under the subject heading, Animation.

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