▁nationale ▁sup érieure ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Prix ▁de ▁Rome . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁on ward ▁he ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁port ra its , ▁and ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁invent or ▁of ▁the ▁pin - up ". ▁He ▁also ▁designed ▁clothes ▁for ▁the ▁cout ur ier ▁Paul ▁Po ire t . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁Musée ▁Jac qu em art - And ré , ▁organ ising ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Van ▁G og h , ▁Toul ouse - L aut rec , ▁Go ya ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Dom er gue ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Che val ier ▁of ▁the ▁L ég ion ▁d ' honneur . ▁He ▁died ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁on ▁a ▁Paris ▁side walk . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁ ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁ ▁J ury ▁ ▁Jean - G ab riel ▁Dom er gue ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁j ury ▁for ▁Miss ▁France ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Villa ▁Dom er gue ▁ ▁René ▁Dom er gue ▁ ▁Gazette ▁du ▁Bon ▁Ton ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Jean ▁Gabriel ▁Dom er gue ▁' s ▁arch ives ▁ ▁Im ages ▁from ▁" La ▁Paris ienne , ▁