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Retro -- The Good Ole Days (#1078)
Posted: 4/5/2003; 2:24 PM by Terry Frazier
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I remember once finding a cache of cir.1960 Playboy magazines at a place I worked. I was much younger but even then I thought they were wonderful. No, not for the articles. For the art. It was classic stuff, combining sensuality and femininity with a touch of naughty humor that's a far cry from the harsh biology which innudates us today. I wish I'd kept them.

But thanks to Patrick I found the retro art of Gil Elvgren. Gil did a wonderful job of capturing the innocence of a time that seems so long ago. When did we lose our taste for nuance, euphemism, and imagination?

This is probably old news,.
but for your Cartoonist it's brand new. Old Pulp cover magazines, pin ups, vintage racing photos and much more, all nicely assembled in various galleries at WorldWideRetro. [The Cartoonist] [Ye Olde Phart]

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