DORIS DAY Vintage Sexy Leggy DBW LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME Pinup Photo, 1955
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7302405 |
HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR
A superb 8x10 original vintage double weight photo of Doris Day playing Ruth Etting in "Love Me Or Leave Me", 1955. mounting traces on the verso. Very fineThe Hollywood pinup which began with Mack Sennett's famous "Bathing Beauties" reached its zenith in WWII. Evelyn Keyes, one of the most popular of the WWII era pinup girls, wrote in "Scarlett O'Hara's Younger Sister": "It was our patriotic duty to answer the gallant servicemen...with pinup pic...tures, the nakedest the Hays Office would allow...We females spent hours posing in bathing suits, negligees and shorts, jumping out of candy boxes for Valentine's Day. Posing with turkeys for Thanksgiving, sleighs for Christmas...it made us feel like such good Americans!" The pinup would endure through the Korean War and into the 1950s, when the more aggressive Men's magazines made them seem quaint and old fashioned. Today these photos, also known as "Cheesecake" are valuable collectors items symbolizing a time of more innocent glamour and beauty. Authenticity and satisfaction guaranteed - if for any reason the buyer is not happy, it can be returned for a full refund. Sold with no reserve..
James Camner Autographs ALL ITEMS UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC – WE COMBINE POSTAGE ON MULTIPLE WINS
00034
A superb 8x10 original vintage double weight photo of Doris Day playing Ruth Etting in "Love Me Or Leave Me", 1955. mounting traces on the verso. Very fineThe Hollywood pinup which began with Mack Sennett's famous "Bathing Beauties" reached its zenith in WWII. Evelyn Keyes, one of the most popular of the WWII era pinup girls, wrote in "Scarlett O'Hara's Younger Sister": "It was our patriotic duty to answer the gallant servicemen...with pinup pic...tures, the nakedest the Hays Office would allow...We females spent hours posing in bathing suits, negligees and shorts, jumping out of candy boxes for Valentine's Day. Posing with turkeys for Thanksgiving, sleighs for Christmas...it made us feel like such good Americans!" The pinup would endure through the Korean War and into the 1950s, when the more aggressive Men's magazines made them seem quaint and old fashioned. Today these photos, also known as "Cheesecake" are valuable collectors items symbolizing a time of more innocent glamour and beauty. Authenticity and satisfaction guaranteed - if for any reason the buyer is not happy, it can be returned for a full refund. Sold with no reserve..
James Camner Autographs ALL ITEMS UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC – WE COMBINE POSTAGE ON MULTIPLE WINS
00034
