Even if this postcard was printed in Russia in 2014, and the signature of the author was erased, it is a reproduction of a pin-up by Harry Ekman (1923-1999), a significant American graphic artist, born in Chicago. He initially apprenticed with Haddon Sundblom, who was a close family friend, and by 1951 for Gil Elvgren. He is best remembered for his pin-up and advertising work. Working with Gil Elvgren, he is thought to have penned several of the iconic images attributed to Elvgren. By 1960, Ekman was making a transition from commercial illustration and pin-up art to portraiture. The rest of his career was devoted to gallery works and portraits.
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