Arnold Armitage

Arnold Armitage (✦1899-†1991) was a British-born artist and illustrator, best known for his work with pin-up art. He moved to the United States around 1925 and settled in Hollywood, California, working for the Foster and Kleiser Company], which produced billboards. During the 1930s, he developed a reputation as a designer specializing in billboards, and he designed many of these for American corporations.

About 1940, Armitage began a series of "pretty girl" paintings for the calendar market. While not strictly pin-ups, these works were very reminiscent of the work of Gil Elvgren. Armitage's pretty girls were well-received in both the United States and England.

• Works of Arnold Armitage
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See also

• Pin-up girl
• List of pinup artists

Sources

• http://www.artinfo.com/artists/profile/11508/arnold-armitage/

References

• The Great American Pin-Up, by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel,
  

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