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T Freeman UNITED STATES
Member Since April 2005
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Of Course You've Got to Use Your Imagination, 1957

Location: Various Artists (some nudity)
Artist: Joyce Ballantyne (Painter)

435  Views  -  9  Comments  -  14  Likes

Of Course You've Got to Use Your Imagination, 1957
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Ballantyne Calendar 1953

Imagination Prelim from Great American Pinup P.82
Artwork Details
Location: Various Artists (some nudity)
Title: Of Course You've Got to Use Your Imagination, 1957*
Artist:  Joyce Ballantyne (Painter)
Media Type: Paint - Oil
Art Type: Illustration
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 435
Likes on CAF: 14
Comments: 9
Added to Site: 1/6/2025

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Description
The preliminary drawing of the work appears on page 82 in The Great American Pin-Up by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel (Taschen, 1996).I've attached it as an additional image. Best known as the artist behind the Coppertone Girl, Joyce Ballantyne (April 4, 1918) was a commercial and pinup artist throughout most of the twentieth century.

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Member Since: April 2005
Last Login: July 2026
Country: UNITED STATES
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E DLS Member Since 2005
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Posted On 1/6/2025

Beautiful vintage painting.  Both classic and classy.

 Greg Hunt Member Since 2019
Posted On 1/6/2025

Love these classic pinup artist. This is a good one!

 Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
Posted On 1/7/2025

She could wrap herself in a trash bag and still look like a million bucks.

 craig macmillan Member Since 2008
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Posted On 1/7/2025

Ballantyne is great - enjoy her as much as I did

 Mark Howland Member Since 2004
Posted On 1/7/2025

Love the depth created by the mirror and shadow.  Congratulations!

 Anthony F Member Since 2004
Posted On 1/8/2025

Gorgeous! Well executed, and inspires the imagination, sure doesn't look like a prelim to me. 

 Tony Marine Member Since 2016
Posted On 1/8/2025

Gorgeous!  That's a pretty tight preliminary!

 CJ Design Member Since 2018
Posted On 9/5/2025

Funny, I did know Joyce was behind the Copperton Girl, but have not seen other work...I Love this

 Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
Posted On 5/16/2026

A true beauty! Love the expression!

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