The word Pin up became synonymous in during the roaring 1920s and was introduced to the english language in 1941 however the practice is dated and documented all the way back to at least the 1890s. Aside from the traditional drawn pin up, many pin ups were photographs of actresses and models. Including one of the most popular early pin-up girls was Betty Grable, her poster hung from numerous lockers of G.I.s during World War II.
The term pin up would not be the same, if not for Alberto Vargas one of the most known pin up artists of all time. Born February 9, 1896 as the son of a renowned photographer, Max Vargas. Alberto Vargas studied art and had a foundness of the beauty of a women from an early age. It wasnt untill he left Europe beacause of the war and arrived in Ellis Island in october 1916 discovering the "beauty of american women".
An incredibly famous pin up and my biggest inspirations, Betty Page is one of the most photographed pin ups of all time. Aside from being a killer model she had the nerve to take some risque shots that other pin ups wouldnt dare. She will forever be a sex symbol and live through the photographs of her and the photographs inspired by her.
