Book Description
What a dish! What a doll! What a delinquent! Bettie Page sent the world for a cold shower when her first photo appeared in Flirt magazine in 1951. Bettie ignited a flame that burned through the art community, affecting forever the way women were portrayed by artists and photographers. In this 96-page coffee-table book, historian and artist Jim Silke explores Bettie's influence on popular culture, from dime-store novels to paperbacks, and from painting to advertising. Featured in this volume are fifty new images of Bettie, including never-before-published photographs by Bunny Yeager, as well as artists representations of Bettie. Glamour fans, art fans, and history buffs alike will clamor for Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts!
Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts FROM THE PUBLISHER
Bettie Page sent the world for a cold shower when her first photo appeared
in Flirt magazine in 1951. Bettie ignited a flame that burned through the art community, affecting forever the way women were portrayed by artists and photographers. Historian and artist Jim Silke explores Bettie's influence on popular culture, from dime-store novels to paperbacks, and from painting to advertising. Included in this volume are photographs of Bettie, many never before seen, as well as artists' representations of Bettie. Illustrations by Silke, Dave
Stevens, William George, Mitchell Hooks, James Martin, Mark Westermore, Robert McGinnis, Mark Schultz, and Frank Frazetta.