{"product_id":"9781931160681","title":"Maurice Vellekoop's Pin-ups","description":"\u003cp\u003eMixing the coy sensuality of great girlie artists like Vargas and Gil Elvgren with the larger-than-life homoerotics of Tom of Finland and Harry Bush, acclaimed artist Maurice Vellekoop presents a clever gallery of gay fantasy figures. Vellekoop's colorful creations prod the viewer with a mischievous smile or a haughty leer, each as aroused as they are arousing. These gay icons include everything from a cigar-chomping army sergeant to a pimple-bottomed nerd. Part of the book's pleasure is in identifying the sources of Vellekoop's satirical riffing. Observant readers can discover references to Italian gladiator movie posters, children's fairy tales, Frazetta-style fantasy art, and Bruce Weber underwear campaigns. Vellekoop also does a queer makeover of such treasured figures as Gainsborough's \"Blue Boy\" and Michelangelo's \"David.\" These unique pin-ups offer a delightfully sexy celebration of male beauty in the artist's trademark sizzling Technicolor tones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Green Candy Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039613501680,"sku":"9781931160681","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781931160681_p0.jpg?v=1763637950","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781931160681","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}