Post-depression America was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the dull era of black and white images, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren’s Technicolor fantasies of the American dream. His technique—which earned him a reputation as "The Norman Rockwell of cheesecake"—involved photographing models and then painting them into gorgeous hyper-reality, with longer legs, more flamboyant hair and gravity-defying busts, and in the process making them the perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private.<br>Published in 1999<br>Collectors piece<br>Tattoo inspiration <br>Book is in near flawless condition
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