Pin-Up Girls & the Art of Illustration Quiz

Answer: glamour art and pretty girl

The most well known of the three categories, the pin-up was a full length view of the model, generally with a slight narrative tone to it, and of course, the model was dressed in form-revealing clothing, if dressed at all. Glamour art did not require a full-length view of the model, and as the name suggests, the women were generally dressed in eveningwear.

A pretty girl was a either glamour art or a pin-up created by a mainstream illustrator as opposed to someone who worked solely in the pin-up genre.

Answer: Lipstick

"High Heel" was a pin-up magazine publised in the 1920s and 30s featuring photographs scantily clad women. "Whisper" and "Flirt" were both published in the 1940s and 1950s.

Answer: 1887

1867 marked the birth of Charles Dana Gibson, who died in 1944. In 1900 "Collier's" magazine offered Gibson $100,000 over a period of four years to create one hundred centrefold drawings. Gibson also created the "Gibson Man", the first male pin-up, who often appeared in illustrations with the "Gibson Girl".

Answer: Nose Art

Nose Art refers to the art used to decorate the noses of Army Aircraft. Often images used were those of pin-up girls.

Answer: Coppertone

Ballantyne illustrated that cute little pig-tailed girl whose dog is playfully tugging on her swimsuit for Coppertone suntan lotions, an image still widely used and recognised.

All dates and facts were checked in "The Great American Pin-Up" by C. Martingnette.