Hawaii - They Grow Big Down Here... Coconuts I Say! - June 1952 - Vintage Pin Up Girl Print by Jerry T.N. Thompson c.1952 - Fine Art Rolled Canvas Print (Unframed) 11in x 14in

Enjoy a taste of Aloha with these beautiful Fine Art Prints by Pacifica Island Art - printed in Maui, Hawaii. This print will look wonderful framed in the home, office or restaurant and is perfect for the Vintage Art Collector. - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Jerry T.N. Thompson - Jerry T.N. Thompson From its initial publication in 1943, the Artists Sketch Pad was a yearly institution in the calendar- publishing business. Originally created by Earl MacPherson for Brown & Bigelow, the calendars' format was adopted by most major pinup publishers for almost twenty years. There were twelve one-sheet pages of pinups, spiral bound along the top of the calendar that featured a central image surrounded by a group of smaller ones. Around 1948, MacPherson hired an assistant named Jerry Thompson, an accomplished artist who wanted an opportunity to improve his pinups. When MacPherson was stricken with polio late in 1951, Thompson found himself with the responsibility of painting the yearly MacPherson Sketch Book for the Shaw-Barton calendar company. Thompson painted both on canvas and illustration board. Unlike Earl MacPherson, he often combined mediums in the same painting, adding pastel, gouache, charcoal, and graphite to his oils. Only about half of his commercial pinups are signed.