The Petty Girl began life in Esquire magazine in the Autumn of 1933, however she soon spread to advertisements, calendars and film posters. Petty's exposure in Esquire brought him to the attention of national ad agencies and within two years he was doing monthly ads for Old Gold Cigarettes and Jantzen Swim Wear as well as others, many of which appeared in issues of Esquire.
Petty left Esquire in 1940, soon after they had hired Vargas, however he continued to work well into the 70's for companies like 'True' Calendars' and the 'Ridge Tool Company'.
A small sample of the Petty Girl below, of course in swimwear! Enjoy.
2 comments:
I didn't know there was a real Petty Girl. I just saw a movie the other day called The Petty Girl and loved it. I guess it's a fictionalized version of Petty courting his wife. I now know that those drawings in the movie were probably original Pettys and not done my Vargas as i had thought.
Wow, and I didn't realize there was a movie. Another to put on my 'to see' list. Thank you!
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