Hilda the Pin-Up Calendar Girl by Duane Bryers (1911-2012): A visual essay

by Liz Publika

Hilda Stretching

Hilda Splashing

Hilda Snacking

Hilda Fishing

Hilda Climbing

Hilda Reading

Note* A figment of the artist's imagination, Hilda was the only atypical plus-sized pin-up printed in American calendars from the 1950s until the early 1980s.