Pulp, Retro and Pin-ups

Pulp Retro Pin-Ups celebrates the golden age of illustration, featuring classic pin-up art, paperback covers, magazine illustrations, advertising art, and forgotten treasures from the mid-20th century. Preserving the past, one illustration at a time.

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Jim Silke (American, 1931-2025) - Bettie Page, 2016 Watercolor on paper

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G.C. Orde - The Spirit of the Nile (1928)

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Edward D’Ancona - In the Spotlight

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Stephen Fabian (American, 1930-2025). Orchids, 1984

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Jim Silke (American, 1931-2025). Low Rise Jeans, 2018

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Jim Silke (American, 1931-2025). Brigitte Bardot, 2013.

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Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Daisies Are Telling (Love Me, Love Me Not), Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1955

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Cover artist: Robert Schulz - (American, 1928-1978) The Grabber, paperback cover, 1964

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Cover artist: Robert Patterson Sidewalk Caesar (1958) by Donald Honig

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Cover artist: Harry Barton (1908-2001, American) Manhandled (1964) by Whitman Chambers

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Cover artist: Harry Barton (1908-2001, American) Add Flesh to the Fire (1959) by Orrie Hitt

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Cover artist: Isabel Dawson Trailer-Camp Girl (1953) by Doug Duperrault

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Edward D’Ancona - Sleeping Beauty

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Lord and Master, 1950 artist unknown

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George Gross (American, 1909-2003) - The Big Fake (1953)

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Al Buell (American, 1910-1996). Seated Redhead in Swimsuit Oil on canvas

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Olivia De Berardinis (American, b. 1948) The Invitation, Rhonda Ridley, 1989