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 Billy De Vorss  (1908 - 1985)

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Lived/Active: Missouri      Known for: illustration-pin up girls
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1908
 
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1985

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Missouri

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At first glance, Billy De Vorss might be dismissed as a shameless imitator of Rolf Armstrong, whose influence extended even to De Vorss' signature. Working frequently with live models, the self-trained De Vorss painted in pastels, like Armstrong, and his beauties (like Armstrong's) often displayed dazzling smiles and sleek limbs.

But De Vorss had his own special charm. His works, while uneven, have a warmth and glow, his girls-next-door radiating a good-natured sexuality. Where Armstrong (showing 500 of 952 characters).



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