Orchidflower
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When I was a young female in my 20's--and feminism was on the rise--I really resented the sexualization of women in the old 1940's-50's pin-ups. But, now that that is over and I'm older, I long for the days when we women really were more in the vein of the old pin-ups. They were feminine looking, womanly and, oftentimes, very strong and assertive looking despite being so feminine. Not often in these pin-up drawings do they look like empty headed dimwits (at least to me). Maybe that was due to the abundance of women doing manual labor during WWII?
Maybe it's just me, but am I alone here? Would you like to see this style of drawing women come back in vogue?
Personally, I'd love to see drawings like these old pin-ups come back into popularity. And, yes, I'm aware "Playboy" still kept some drawings in their magazine, so obviously Hugh Hefner did his best to keep them going.
In case you don't remember what they looked like, here are some of the better known artists on this site. If you look at the left hand column, you can click on any of the names and their picutes will pop up. Click on any one picture and it will enlarge. Voila! and a walk down memory lane.
The Pin-up Page, 1940's and 50's Pinup girls, including Vargas, Gil Elvgren, Peter Driben, Edward Runci, Marilyn Monroe, Betty Page, Earl Moran
Maybe it's just me, but am I alone here? Would you like to see this style of drawing women come back in vogue?
Personally, I'd love to see drawings like these old pin-ups come back into popularity. And, yes, I'm aware "Playboy" still kept some drawings in their magazine, so obviously Hugh Hefner did his best to keep them going.
In case you don't remember what they looked like, here are some of the better known artists on this site. If you look at the left hand column, you can click on any of the names and their picutes will pop up. Click on any one picture and it will enlarge. Voila! and a walk down memory lane.
The Pin-up Page, 1940's and 50's Pinup girls, including Vargas, Gil Elvgren, Peter Driben, Edward Runci, Marilyn Monroe, Betty Page, Earl Moran