"PETTY GIRL SERIES 1 - CLASSIC PINUP ART by GEORGE PETTY"
COMPLETE TRADING CARD SET
w/ COLLECTIBLE STORAGE BOX
This is a complete set of "CLASSIC PINUP ART BY GEORGE PETTY: THE PETTY GIRL SERIES 1" COLLECTOR CARDS (21st Century Archives/1994).
This complete card set consists of 50 different cards in all (#1 - #50). Each card features reproductions of all original GEORGE PETTY classic pin-up art on a traditional trading card size (2.5" X 3.5"). These are not playing cards, they are a complete set of trading cards #1 - #50.
The Petty Girl was to print what Harlow & Grable were to film. George Petty was to the American woman what Norman Rockwell was to the family. Without George Petty's "The Petty Girl," there would have been no Varga Girl, or Playboy Playmate, for the entire concept of a pinup in a magazine was his. Prior to the Petty Girl, there had been the girl on the magazine cover, but never the girl in the magazine.
The style & format of these cards are just simply BEAUTIFUL! The classic art might be over 50 years old, but the images are timeless. The classic PETTY style has shaped the minds of men to what they think a sexy lady looks like. The images are from the magazines the likes of ESQUIRE, TRUE & SATURDAY HOME MAGAZINE some very rare which all span from the 30s to the 50s. Where appropriate, there is the original accompanying caption to the image drawn right on the front of the card.
The backs of these cards are really something else. The text used is written by world-renowned authority Reid Stewart Austin. It offers extraordinary detail into the history of "The Petty Girl," as well as to George Petty himself & the social impact his works has had on us all these many years.
About the box:
These cards come to you in their very own collectible factory-issued storage box. The box has been opened, but is in beautiful shape. It has full color images on the front & back & a little bio about the cards as well.
This listing is for entire 50 card base set as well as the box. No limited edition bonus cards are included.
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