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Bettie Page nude at the beach c. 1950’s | color art print poster | vintage pinup art | playful bombshell | nude woman poster art [525]
, the pre-eminent female pin-up photographer of the 20th century took this photograph of Bettie Page, nude and posed on a bed as she snuggles up to a stuffed tiger, during the year-long partnership which changed the course of both women’s careers. This is an exquisite fine art, cheesecake glamour portrait of the iconic pin-up model and a playful nod to Bettie and Bunny’s photo shoot with live cheetahs at Africa USA in Florida.
The first photos Yeager took of Page showed the model nude in Yeager’s family home beneath a Christmas tree in Santa cap. The shoot established a working relationship between the pair that defined both women’s careers, and raised their profiles significantly.
Bettie Page on Couch Nude with Stuffed Tiger
Described as “the world’s greatest pin-up photographer” by Diane Arbus, and best-remembered for her iconic collaborations with Bettie Page, body of work includes over five decades of spectacular, and groundbreaking celebrations of female beauty. One of the only female photographers working in the pin-up and nude genres, she captured the female body with a beauty, strength, power, and emotionality unparalleled by the leering lens of many of her male contemporaries.
