1907-2004
Archie Dickens attended the Slade School of Art in London and became a free-lance commercial artist in the 1930s. Pin-up was just coming into vogue. Archie yearned to paint girlie art but needed to help support his family...
Dickens emigrated to New Zealand in 1937 and joined an advertising agency in Auckland. There he painted his first pin-up. In 1939, war broke out and feeling that it was to his advantage, Archie sailed to Australia where he was hired by a very up-to-date studio in Sydney. His pinups were soon in great demand. After some time, he was compelled to join the Australian Army, so his art work was put aside for awhile.
At the end of the war he married an Australian girl and moved back to London where he produced saucy pictures - "that were never too rude" - full time.
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Title: Thriller
Date: 1990s
Title: Ms America
Date: 1990s
Title: Sultan's Slave
Date: 1990s
Title: Nurse
Date: 1990s
Title: Admiration
Date: 1990s
Title: Diving
Date: 1990s
Title: Fishing
Date: 1990s
Title: Golf
Date: 1990s
Title: Southseas
Date: 1990s
Title: Hula
Date: 1990s
Title: Guess Who?
Date: 1990s
Title: Liberty
Date: 1990s
Title: Witch
Date: 1990s
Title: Major
Date: 1990s
Title: Miss Muffet
Date: 1990s
Title: Purse
Date: 1990s
Title: Sailor
Date: 1990s
Title: Sheena
Date: 1990s
Title: Purple Cape
Date: 1990s
Title: Alarm
Date: 1990s
Title: Angel
Date: 1990s
Title: Party Girl
Date: 1990s
Title: Cook
Date: 1990s
Title: Cowgirl
Date: 1990s
Title: The Finishing Touch
Date: 1990s
Title: Indian
Date: 1990s
Title: April Showers
Date: 1990s
Title: Goodnight ... Ooooh!
Date: 1990s
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