Pin-up girl
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This image of Betty Grable became the archetype of pin-ups during World War II |
A
pin-up girl or pin-up model is a
model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as
pop culture. Intended for informal display, pin-ups are a light genre of pornography. Pin-up girls are often glamour models, fashion models, and actresses.
"Pin-up" may also refer to drawings, paintings and other illustrations done in emulation of these photos (see the
List of pinup artists). The term was first attested to in
English in 1941; however the practice is documented back at least to the 1890s. The “pin up” images could be cut out of
magazines or
newspapers, or be from
postcard or
chromo-lithographs, and so on. Such photos often appear on calendars, which are meant to be pinned up anyway. Later,
posters of “pin-up girls” were mass-produced.
Many “pin ups” were
photographs of
celebrities who were considered
sex symbols. One of the most popular early pin-up girls was
Betty Grable. Her poster was ubiquitous in the lockers of
GIs during
World War II. Others pin-ups were artwork, often depicting idealized versions of what some thought a particularly beautiful or attractive woman should look like. An early example of the latter type was the
Gibson girl, drawn by
Charles Dana Gibson. The genre also gave rise to several well-known artists specializing in the field, including
Alberto Vargas and
George Petty, and numerous lesser artists such as
Art Frahm.
The term “
cheesecake” is synonymous with “pin-up photo”. The earliest documented print usage of this sense of “cheesecake” is in 1934 [
1], predating “pin-up”, although anecdotes say the phrase was in spoken slang some 20 years earlier, originally in the phrase (said of a pretty woman) “better than
cheesecake”.
These days men can be considered “pin ups” as well and there are male equivalents of attractive and sexy actors such as
Brad Pitt or numerous male models. The counterpart term to “cheesecake” is “
beefcake”.
In recent years, illustration artists have explored pin-up in more radical ways, namely
Rion Vernon, the creator of the term "pinup toons", who has merged the classic pin-up girl with the cartoon and caricature realms.
1910s and 1920s
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Theda Bara*
Clara Bow*
Louise Brooks*
Joan Crawford*
Gibson Girl*
Greta Garbo*
Mae Murray*
Nita Naldi*
Pola Negri*
Anita Page*
Mary Pickford*
Norma Shearer*
Gloria Swanson*
Alice White1930s
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Josephine Baker*
Constance Bennett*
Joan Blondell*
Bette Davis*
Marlene Dietrich*
Irene Dunne*
Peg Entwistle*
Alice Faye*
Jean Harlow*
Sonja Henie*
Olivia De Havilland*
Katharine Hepburn*
Gypsy Rose Lee*
Vivien Leigh*
Myrna Loy*
Merle Oberon*
Sally Rand*
Ginger Rogers*
Thelma Todd*
Lupe Velez*
Mae West*
Fay Wray*
Loretta Young1940s
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Lauren Bacall*
Ingrid Bergman*
Linda Darnell*
Yvonne De Carlo*
Vera-Ellen*
Joan Fontaine*
Ava Gardner*
Judy Garland*
Greer Garson*
Paulette Goddard*
Betty Grable*
Susan Hayward*
Rita Hayworth*
June Haver*
Lena Horne*
Candy Jones*
Jennifer Jones*
Veronica Lake*
Carole Landis*
Hedy Lamarr*
Dorothy Lamour*
Viveca Lindfors*
Carole Lombard*
Carmen Miranda*
Donna Reed*
Jane Russell*
Ann Sheridan*
Alexis Smith*
Gene Tierney*
Lana Turner*
Esther Williams*
Shelley Winters1950s
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Pier Angeli*
Carroll Baker*
Brigitte Bardot*
Candy Barr*
Mara Corday*
Doris Day*
Sandra Dee*
Faith Domergue*
Diana Dors*
Anita Ekberg*
Gloria Grahame*
Audrey Hepburn*
Grace Kelly*
Gina Lollobrigida*
Sophia Loren*
Jayne Mansfield*
Irish McCalla*
Marilyn Monroe*
Cleo Moore*
Kim Novak*
Bettie Page*
Suzy Parker*
Debbie Reynolds*
Lili St. Cyr*
Eva Marie Saint*
Lizabeth Scott*
Tempest Storm*
Elizabeth Taylor*
Mamie Van Doren1960s
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Claudine Auger*
Ann-Margret*
Ursula Andress*
Honor Blackman*
Claudia Cardinale*
Julie Christie*
Catherine Deneuve*
Angie Dickinson*
Donna Douglas*
Faye Dunaway*
Barbara Eden*
Jane Fonda*
Tina Louise*
Elizabeth Montgomery*
Pamela Morrison*
Julie Newmar*
Nico*
Katharine Ross*
Jean Seberg*
Edie Sedgwick*
Jean Shrimpton*
Elke Sommer*
Sharon Tate*
Leigh Taylor-Young*
Penelope Tree*
Twiggy*
Lesley Ann Warren*
Raquel Welch *
Dawn Wells*
Tuesday Weld*
Natalie Wood*
Tammy Wynette*
Susannah York1970s
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Adrienne Barbeau*
Barbi Benton*
Lynda Carter*
Cher*
Sybil Danning*
Bo Derek*
Farrah Fawcett*
Pam Grier*
Jerry Hall*
Deborah Harry*
Lauren Hutton*
Claudia Jennings*
Cheryl Ladd*
Ali McGraw*
Olivia Newton-John*
Dolly Parton*
Linda Ronstadt*
Cybill Shepherd*
Jaclyn Smith*
Suzanne Somers*
Donna Summer*
Cheryl Tiegs*
Janice Dickinson*
Gia Marie Carangi*
Iman Abdulmajid1980s
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Carol Alt*
Catherine Bach*
Pat Benatar*
Christie Brinkley*
Morgan Fairchild*
Kathy Ireland*
Janet Jackson*
Tawny Kitaen*
Heather Locklear*
Traci Lords*
Madonna*
Demi Moore*
Michelle Pfeiffer*
Nicolette Sheridan*
Brooke Shields*
Helen Slater*
Jody Watley*
Vanna White*
Naomi Campbell*
Cindy Crawford*
Christy Turlington1990s
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Helena Christensen*
Niki Taylor*
Christina Aguilera*
Pamela Anderson*
Tyra Banks*
Halle Berry*
Naomi Campbell*
Cindy Crawford*
Carmen Electra*
Rachel Hunter*
Elizabeth Hurley*
Angelina Jolie*
Heidi Klum*
Jennifer Lopez*
Elle MacPherson*
Jenny McCarthy*
Karen McDougal*
Kylie Minogue*
Kate Moss*
Daniela Pestova*
Michelle Pfeiffer*
Rebecca Romijn*
Meg Ryan*
Shakira*
Alicia Silverstone*
Anna Nicole Smith*
Britney Spears*
Sharon Stone*
Tiffani Amber Thiessen*
Dita Von Teese*
Karen Mulder2000s
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Christina Aguilera*
Jessica Alba*
Alessandra Ambrosio*
Ana Beatriz Barros*
Kate Beckinsale*
Kate Bosworth*
Gisele Bundchen*
Drew Barrymore*
Amanda Bynes*
Cameron Diaz*
Kelly Clarkson*
Lauren Conrad*
Kristin Cavallari*
Penelope Cruz*
Elisha Cuthbert*
Kirsten Dunst*
Hilary Duff*
Carmen Electra*
Sara Evans*
Vida Guerra*
Ayumi Hamasaki*
Anne Hathaway*
Faith Hill*
Heidi Klum*
Keira Knightley*
Beyoncé Knowles*
Karolina Kurkova*
Lindsay Lohan*
Adriana Lima*
Martina Mcbride*
Sienna Miller*
Carolyn Murphy*
Petra Nemcova*
Oluchi Onweagba*
Jessica Simpson*
Britney Spears*
Gwen Stefani*
Shania Twain*
Veronica Varekova*
Angelina Jolie*
Scarlett Johansson*
Ashley Judd*
Jennifer Lopez*
Christina Milian*
Rachel Bilson*
Mischa Barton*
Mary Kate and Ashley*
Pussycat Dolls*
Pamela Anderson*
Tyra Banks*
Natalie Portman*
Christina Ricci*
Leann Rimes*
Julie Roberts*
Keri Russell*
Brittany Murphy*
Mandy Moore*
Paris Hilton*
Eva Longoria*
Jennifer Love Hewitt*
Carrie Underwood*
Sarah Michelle Gellar*
Sarah Jessica Parker*
Mary Elizabeth Winstead*
Reese Witherspoon*
Daria Werbowy*
Meg WhiteIn
comic books, a
pin-up is simply a full-page piece of artwork, most often without dialogue, that showcases a character, group of characters, or significant event, published within a single issue or
annual rather than made available by itself as a poster.
In professionally published fan magazines for
films and
television series, a
pin-up might feature a posed photograph of actors or actresses from the subject matter, but might also showcase specific scenes from the subject matter in photograph form (called
stills).
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Good girl art*
Bad girl art*
List of pinup artists*
Page three girl*
Nose art*
Pin-up gallery with artists from the 40s and 50s*
A pinup shrine*
Pin-Up history*
Cheesecake and a History of the Art of the Pinup*
Pin Up Galleries Note: Nude Art and Photos*
Pin-up girls nowdays
