Ballantyne, Joyce

JOYCE BALLANTYNE received her degree from the American Academy of Art in
1940 and was a student of Gil Elvgren is perhaps best known for her iconic
Coppertone suntan lotion image, a little pig-tailed girl whose playful dog
pulls at her bathing suit. She also did advertising work for other
companies such as Sylvania TV, Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola, and Schlitz Beer,
many pin-up calendars and illustrations for Esquire and Penthouse
magazines.

To view Joyce Ballantyne’s work, visit her website at www.thepinupfiles.com/ballantyne. Before recently passing, Joyce
Ballantyne offered to help the academy in any way and indicated her
gratitude to the Academy for remembering her and displaying her work.

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