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History of Girly Magazines
The pin-up report: 1,000 breathtaking bombshells from 1900 to 1969
It all started around 1900, and wouldn`t you know the French were the first? Whether you call them men`s sophisticates, nudie books, or girly magazines, this long-ignored art form has a rich international history. Author Dian Hanson, a girly magazine editor for 25 years, follows the evolution of the genre from 19th century France through the Jazz Age, two world wars, the breast-centric 1950s to the end of the swinging 60s. Along the way you`ll see hundreds of vintage magazines from Argentina, England, France, Germany, Mexico, and the US. Some covers are exquisitely painted by top pin-up artists Enoch Bolles, George Quintana, Earl Moran, and Peter Driben. Others are posed by Hollywood stars like Jane Mansfield, Tina Louise, and Marilyn Monroe. All are fascinating artifacts of their time, including La Vie Parisienne, the first men`s lifestyle magazine from 1900; jazz-infused Sex magazine from 1926; legendary fetish digest Bizarre from 1949; Hugh Hefner`s Playboy from 1953; up to hippie-inspired Nude Rebellion from 1967.
In 33 chapters and 672 pages you`ll see these and many, many more, accompanied by a fact-filled, informative text sure to give you a new appreciation for the magazines once kept hidden under the mattress.
About the editor:
Dian Hanson is TASCHEN's sexy book editor. As a 25-year veteran of men’s magazine publishing, she edited titles including Puritan, Oui, Outlaw Biker, Juggs, and Leg Show. Her many books for TASCHEN include Vanessa del Rio: 50 Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior and R. Crumb’s Sex Obsessions.
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History of Girly Magazines
Hanson, Dian (ED)
Flexicover 5.9 x 7.7 in., 672 pages, $ 29.99 |
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"Hanson ist seit einem Vierteljahrhundert Redakteurin solcher aufregend anrüchiger Heftchen. Sie hat nun so etwas wie eine – selbstverständlich reich bebilderte – Kulturgeschichte des Halbnackten vorgelegt. History of Girly Magazines heißt der 669 Seiten pralle Sammelband erotischer Zeichnungen und Fotografien. Vom vergleichsweise prüden Start über eindeutig zweideutige Zeichnungen der 50er Jahre bis hin zum Playboy und seinen Brüdern blickt Miss Hanson auf die Verlockung im DIN-Format zurück. Es geht dabei auch um das Ausstreben einer Zunft: nämlich die der Aktmaler im Comicstil. Die Herren unter der Leserschaft werden sich einig sein: Man ist es ihnen schuldig, einen Blick in dieses Buch zu werfen."
3Sat.de (Kulturzeit), Mainz, Germany
3Sat.de (Kulturzeit), Mainz, Germany
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Buchvorstellung: History of Girly Magazines
signinform.info, Germany, May 24, 2007
signinform.info, Germany, May 24, 2007
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