The Art of Pin-up

Before it was art history, it was on the wall of every garage in America. Taschen's The Art of Pin-up traces the full arc of this distinctly American form — from calendar cheesecake to collector's obsession — with nearly 100 artists covered and deep-dive chapters on the top ten, including Gil Elvgren, George Petty, and Alberto Vargas. Original model photos, preparatory sketches, and vintage calendar reproductions make the case that pin-up was always more serious than it looked.