Lithographed Pin-Up Girl "SHIPSHAPE" Cruise Ship Poster by Earl Moran
n.p. n.d. Earl Moran. A circa 1940, brightly colored chromolithograph poster titled "SHIPSHAPE" by the masterful Earl Moran, measuring 31-1/8 inches tall x 22 inches wide. Poster has vertical and horizontal folds, corner creases and edge wear with two 1-1/2 inch closed tears near center fold. Verso with "Series 2245 Shipshape" and a few other numbers written in pencil. Good. Item #2885
Moran is arguably the most famous pin-up artist of all time and often worked with many famous personalities of the day including a young Maryln Monroe, then known as Norma Jeane Mortenson. A number of similar uniformed sailor girl "SHIPSHAPE" images were done in this series by Moran, all with the same electric cobalt blue background. Uncommon when found as a full size, unmounted poster and not one of the smaller, calendar-sized formats or a modern reprint.
Price: $250.00 CAD other currencies