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.
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Portrait in Pink and Blue (???) Merlin - 001A
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White King, Delilah (1949) Merlin - 002
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White King, Queen Victoria (1949) Merlin - 003
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Titter, Premiere Issue (1943) Merlin - 004
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Early Snow (19??) Merlin - 005A
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Formfit (1942) Merlin - 006
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Study In Blue (19??) Merlin - 007A
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South Seas Club (19??) Merlin - 008
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Formfit and Holeproof ads (1943, 1944) Merlin - 009
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White King, Hero (1949) Merlin - 010
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White King, Juliet (1947) Merlin - 011
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Indian Portrait (19??) Merlin - 012A
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Holeproof Hosiery (1943) Merlin - 013
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South Seas Club (19??) Merlin - 014
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Alpine (19??) Merlin - 015A
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North African (19??) Merlin - 016A
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Formfit (1942) Merlin - 017
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Formfit (1942, 1944) Merlin - 018
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White King, Ann Rutledge (1947) Merlin - 019
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White King, Queen Isabella (1950) Merlin - 020
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Sketch, "Coastal Command" (1940s) Merlin - 021
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Sketch, "Climing Rose" (1940s) Merlin - 022
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Sketch, "Invitation" (1940s) Merlin - 023
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Sketch, "Oh George, You Are So Sweet" (1940s) Merlin - 024
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