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Featured is an original vintage May 1952 Esquire pin-up calendar page featuring artwork by noted illustrator Ernest Chiriacka.
This playful mid-century illustration depicts a glamorous redhead reclining while talking on a telephone, dressed in white lingerie and turquoise heels. The original May 1952 calendar and humorous verse remain intact, and Chiriacka's printed signature appears within the artwork.
This is an original period calendar page from 1952, not a modern reproduction.
Details:
- Artist: Ernest Chiriacka
- Month: May 1952
- Esquire pin-up calendar
- Original vintage calendar page
- Approximately 8.5" x 11"
- Original hanging hole and binding slots at top
- Unframed
- Original vintage item — not a reproduction
Condition: Very good vintage condition overall. The image remains clean and attractive with strong color and excellent display appeal. There is wear and some tearing/loss around the original binding slots along the top edge, along with light age-related handling wear. The reverse is generally clean. Please review all photographs carefully for the best representation of condition.
From the Chuck Olson Collection
This piece comes from the Chuck Olson Collection, assembled over more than 40 years and specializing in vintage calendar art and advertising prints from the golden age of American illustration.
A wonderful original example of 1950s pin-up art for a collection of Ernest Chiriacka artwork, Esquire memorabilia, vintage calendars, or mid-century glamour illustration.
