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His
career was not limited to magazine covers, he also worked in
advertising and for Hollywood, perhaps his most famous work
being the original posters & publicity artwork for 'The Maltese
Falcon'.
Peter Driben was also a close friend of publisher Robert Harrison,
and in 1941 was contracted to produce covers for Harrison's
new magazine 'Beauty Parade'. Driben went on to paint covers
for all of Harrisons magazines, often having as many as six
or seven of his covers being published every month.
Driben's Pin-Up Girls are distinctive due to the bold colours
he used, (usually red, yellow, blue and green), and the fact
that most of the girl's poses are designed to show as much leg
as possible. In his later years Peter Driben turned, like many
of his colleagues, to portrait and fine-art work, including
a portrait of Dwight Eisenhower.
His wife, Louise Driben, organised these works into several
successful exhibitions. Peter Driben died in 1975, his wife
in 1984.
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