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Joyce Elaine (Brand) Ballantyne

Joyce Elaine (Brand) Ballantyne (1918 - 2006) was active/lived in Illinois, Florida.  Joyce Ballantyne is known for Pin-up girl illustration, celebrity portrait painting.

Ballantyne Joyce Elaine Brand
(1918 Norfolk, Nebraska-2006 Ocala, Florida)

Also known as Joyce Elaine Brand

Described early in her career as a bright young star in illustration art, Joyce Ballantyne gained national fame for diverse subjects ranging from pin-up Calendar Girl images to wholesome Ovaltine ads. She was showcased for the quality of her work and for pioneering pin-up art, which as an art form had been dominated by male illustrators.

Of her approach to this subject, she said: “The trick is to make a pinup flirtatious. But you don’t go dirty. You want the girl to look a little like your sister.” (Associated Press) But her best-known work and one described as one of the most famous advertising images ever, was her Coppertone Suntan iconic pig-tailed girl whose bathing suit bottom, threatened by sunburn, is being tugged by a playful black puppy. For the image, Joyce used her three-year old daughter, Cheri Brand, and for the completed painting she earned   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7240 characters.]  Artist bio

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