"Foil Proof" Pin-up and Matchbook Cover

Title: "Foil Proof" Pin-up and Matchbook Cover
Subject: Fencing in Popular Culture; Pin-Ups
Description: Two renderings of Gil Elvgren's "Foil Proof" pin-up depicting a woman wearing lingerie and wielding a fencing sword while in mid lunge. A plastron with a red heart and a fencing mask are at her feet to her right. The larger rendering of this image was printed by Louis F. Dow Co. of St. Paul, Minnesota that had Elvgren's printing rights between 1937 and 1944. The smaller rendering is likely a matchbook cover by its size.
Creator: Gil Elvgren
Publisher: Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Date: Between 1937-1944
Temporal Coverage: 1930s; 1940s
Contributor: Louis F. Dow Co. (Publisher)
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Is Part Of: Benjamin Bowles Collection
Format: Poster; Matchbook Cover
Language: English
Type: Still Image
Identifier: 2020.01.001
Extent: Large image: 7.25" wide, 9" tall. Small image: 1.5" wide, 1.875" tall.
Provenance: Loaned for digitization by Benjamin Bowles; Digitized by Benjamin Bowles; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles