Platinum Blonde in Lingerie - Vintage Pin Up Girl Print by Bill Randall c.1950s - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print 24 x 32 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Bill Randall - Bill Randall (1911-??) Noted for his phenomenally successful Date Book calendars of the 1950s and 1960s, Randall was born in 1911 and attended the Chicago Art Institute. He worked as a commercial artist until the war during which he joined with the French underground on a counterpropaganda campaign to create anti-Nazi artwork. Randall first gained notice in 1946, when Esquire selected him as a regular contributor to their Gallery of Glamour. He also painted centrefold pinups for Esquire and contributed ideas to their yearly calendar. Randall also produced a great deal of advertising art for American Corporations. Randall also produced a great deal of advertising art for American corporations. Scotch Brand Cellulose Tape, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Palmolive Soap, White Rock, and General Motors were among the many mainstream companies that incorporated his pin-up images into their advertisements. In 1950, Randall did a front-cover painting for Parents magazine. The same year, he also began a series of front covers for American Weekly, Hearst's Sunday magazine supplement, which throughout the decade brought his pin-up themes to a larger audience of American readers than any other magazine. Randall Also provided a similar set of images to Hearst's other Sunday supplement, Pictorial Weekly, and created a notable string of front covers for Collier's from December 1952 to April 1953.