Archive for April, 2008

  • by Art

    Theda Bara. Dorothy Lamour. Betty Grable. Jean Harlow. Vivien Leigh. Greta Garbo. Elizabeth Taylor. Jayne Mansfield. Twiggy. Farrah Fawcett. And, of course, the magnificent Marilyn Monroe.
    They came from different eras, from 1910 until the 1960’s. They were beautiful, alluring, and represented the “ultimate woman.” Pin-up girls were posters that represented every man’s dream of the [...]

  • by Art

    Her curvy figured graced more than one bomber nose in World War II. Pinup girl Aline Osborn sometimes received over 100 letters a day asking for a date from servicemen during the war, when she entertained the troops. She was recognized for her role in the Valentines for Veterans campaign, when State Rep. [...]

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