George Petty (American, 1894-1975). Oh, General, I Bet You Tell That to All the Spies, Esquire magazine Interior, Novemb...

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George Petty (American, 1894-1975)
Oh, General, I Bet You Tell That to All the Spies, Esquire magazine Interior, November 1, 1941
Watercolor on board
13-1/2 x 20-1/8 inches (34.3 x 51.1 cm) (image)
Signed upper center

The present image was also used in a Blue Swan's Petty Panty advertisement in 1942 and on Petty Stationary circa 1942. It appears on page 421 in The Art of Pin-Up by Dian Hanson with Louis K. Meisel and Sarahjane Blum (Taschen, 2014).


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