Pin - Up Icon Bettie Page Vintage 1950s Irving Klaw Lingerie Bombshell Photograph
Item History & Price
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Grapefruit Moon Gallery is thrilled to announce the acquisition of a large, detailed, and well-maintained collection of vintage Bettie Page ephemera and memorabilia. Often referred to as the “Queen of the Pinups, ” Bettie’s jet-black hair, blue eyes, and trademark fringe have influenced artists and models for generations. Page entered the field of “glamour photography” as a popular camera club model. Her lack of inhibition in posing made her a hit and landed her in such men’s magazines as Wink, Titter, Eyeful, Beauty Parade and Playboy. While finding success modeling in commercial glamour photography, Page’s pin-up and BDSM photos and films for photographer Irving Klaw made her iconic.
Hugh Hefner said of Page, “I think that she was a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society.” This unique collection contains a wide assortment of photographs from Klaw and others as well as magazines, films, and collectibles bearing Page’s singular visage & body. We will be offering them here on eBay in a No Reserve Auction format over the coming weeks and months.
ITEM: This is a 1950s vintage and original 4x5 silver gelatin photograph of pin-up icon Bettie Page as photographed by Irving Klaw. An irrepressible beauty with a comfort and boldness in front of the camera that few others of her time could match, Page is a bombshell looker in this photo that shows Bettie in a classic cheesecake view and shown with her signature thigh high stockings, high heel shoes, and, of course, that iconic jet black hair and bangs!
Measures 4" x 5" on a glossy single weight paper stock.
CONDITION: Fine condition with general storage/handling wear. Please use the included images as a conditional guide.
Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
