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50s Pinup Girls; Classy Hotness

By Ron Bergstrum

There was no more exciting time than the 50s when America was moving into a more free and open-minded age. The 50s Pinup Girls encompass this in some of the most amazing photography and art of the times.

There were many renowned artists that literally take your breath away like greats such as Gil Elvgren, Rolf Armstrong, Peter Driben, Earl Moran, Art Frahm, Edward Runci and of course, Alberto Vargas. These artists were world famous for their overwhelming abilities to produce breathtaking art in the form of posters, prints and photography.

When you look back at 50s pinup girls, you will undoubtedly run across Bettie Page. She was famous in her time for her gorgeous shots and portraits and still to this day, is renowned. Everybody knows who Bettie Page is and if a person is a fan of pinup art, they certainly have some of her prints.

Collecting 50s pinup girls posters has been a favorite hobby of mine for a very long time. It is the taste and class of girlie art from this period that draws me. This form of art brings respect to the women portrayed as well as to the entire genre.

Rita Hayworth was one of the most beautiful and chic of the women of the 50s pinup girls. She was the type that you could not take your eyes off of when she would see her displayed in a work of pin up art. The 1960s was the decline of pinup art and produced much trash that has corrupted the genre, but none so much as to bring a bad light to the gorgeous Rita Hayworth.

Another gorgeous 50s pin up model was Anita Ekberg who was famous for her well-endowed curves. Bob Hope had joked that her parents had received the Nobel Prize for architecture while she was touring with him and William Holden in 1954 on entertainment trips for the troops.

Never again will there be art like that of the 50s pinup girls. The class and taste for art in this decade is long gone and most created after is simply distasteful trash. I grow my collection when I can knowing that nothing like it will ever be created again.

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