[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]
Description:
Page from True magazine featuring a Petty Girl illustration, followed by a secondary page of a print of the famous image of Marine soldiers raising the flag at Iwo Jima. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirtatious smile, and a woman holding a telephone.
Date:
1945
Creator:
Petty, George
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