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Merlin Enabnit
(1903 - 1979)

Des Moines born. Calendars for Louis F. Dow around 1936 and in early 40's moved to the Shaw-Barton Calendar Company. Worked in England in the late 30's and his WWII pin-ups were popular with British soldiers (some books list him as British). Ads for White King Soap, Jantzen Swimsuits, White Owl Cigar. From mid-1940s, based in Hollywood doing publicity and promotional portraits of stars. Wrote art books: Nature's Basic Color Concept, and for Walter T. Foster: Color with Palette Knife and Brush, How To Use Color in Portraits, Color: Simplified Steps to Painting in Color, Painting for Pleasure.

Portrait in Pink and Blue (???) Merlin - 001A

White King, Delilah (1949) Merlin - 002

White King, Queen Victoria (1949) Merlin - 003

Titter, Premiere Issue (1943) Merlin - 004

Early Snow (19??) Merlin - 005A

Formfit (1942) Merlin - 006

Study In Blue (19??) Merlin - 007A

South Seas Club (19??) Merlin - 008

Formfit and Holeproof ads (1943, 1944) Merlin - 009

White King, Hero (1949) Merlin - 010

White King, Juliet (1947) Merlin - 011

Indian Portrait (19??) Merlin - 012A

Holeproof Hosiery (1943) Merlin - 013

South Seas Club (19??) Merlin - 014

Alpine (19??) Merlin - 015A

North African (19??) Merlin - 016A

Formfit (1942) Merlin - 017

Formfit (1942, 1944) Merlin - 018

White King, Ann Rutledge (1947) Merlin - 019

White King, Queen Isabella (1950) Merlin - 020

Sketch, "Coastal Command" (1940s) Merlin - 021

Sketch, "Climing Rose" (1940s) Merlin - 022

Sketch, "Invitation" (1940s) Merlin - 023

Sketch, "Oh George, You Are So Sweet" (1940s) Merlin - 024