Irving Klaw Photographs: Pinup, Burlesque and Fetish

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Known as the 'Queen of Pinups,' her measurements have been reported as the impossible sounding 36-23-35 (bust-waist-hips, in inches), making her the stuff of post-World War II era dreams. For the most part, people either lusted after her or wanted to be her and she has been attributed with helping to usher in the sexual revolution of the 1960s. I personally find these images delightful. Bambi's natural poise and femininity are so obvious in these early shots. In de jaren vijftig werd ze bekend als pin-upgirl onder leiding van Irving Klaw. In januari 1955 was zij Playmate van de maand voor het blad Playboy Magazine

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Almost at once Stanton recognized that art provided a unique satisfaction he did not experience in real life: not only access to a special fantasy world, but a sense of personal power: ‘I had control ... I could have the people I drew do anything I wanted’ he reflected in later years. ‘I was king of my world.’ Control and powerlessness—as mirrored in the secret subculture of the sexual fantasist–would become a major theme in his art. [...] She was also one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy magazine. "I think that she was a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society,"[4] Playboy founder Hugh Hefner told the Associated Press. THE SAME YEAR that he and Grace separated, Stanton joined Ditko in a studio at 276 W. 43rd Street and revived the camaraderie of their C&IS days. Klaw also published and distributed illustrated adventure/bondage serials by fetish artists Eric Stanton, Gene Bilbrew, Adolfo Ruiz and others. Desde joven, Bettie mostró gran interés por el cine y la vida de modelo, llegando a ser la coordinadora del grupo de Arte Dramático de su instituto en sus años adolescentes. En 1943, a los veinte años, se casó con Billy Neal, con el que se trasladó a San Francisco, lugar en el que le ofrecieron el primer trabajo como modelo de abrigos.

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Then, in 1990, Keefe came across a reference to Movie Star News, where Bettie had worked as a secretary in the 1950s, and where Paula Klaw had taken the notorious bondage photos of her. The company was still in business, so Keefe gave them a call. On other end of the line was none other than Paula Klaw—it was the first of about 30 phone calls between the two.

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It makes me feel wonderful that people still care for me... that I have so many fans among young people, who write to me and tell me I have been an inspiration." El matrimonio hizo aguas a finales de 1947, y Bettie se trasladó a Coney Island, donde conoció en 1950 a Jerry Tibbs, un fotógrafo amateur que le hizo sus primeras fotos como pin-up y le presentó a Cass Carr.Fine – As near to a new copy as you are going to get, looks like it’s just been lifted of the newsagents shelf. Paula was one of the nicest women I've ever known in my life-bar none. Only Paula was allowed to tie us up. She was very gentle, caring and considerate. She never tied any ropes too tight. She was very sweet."

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While their work didn’t feature nudity, the Klaws pushed boundaries with overt themes of bondage, fetishism, and role play.Ditko, asked years later how he and Stanton met, said, “I liked the way he drew women.” More about their relationship anon. Over the years, Stanton would produce work for several merchants of fetish art: Edward Mishkin, who ran a store near Times Square (in those days, the neighborhood of sexploitation with dozens of stores selling girlie magazines, photographs, movies, and smut); Leonard Burtman, publisher and merchandiser; Max Stone, publisher of fighting female serials; and Stanley Malkin, also a Times Square entrepreneur, who would hire Stanton, putting him on salary, to do covers for his magazines—Stanton’s longest salaried situation as a fetish artist, 1963-68. Malkin also furnished and paid all the expenses for a small apartment for Stanton. In the early 1980s Movie Star News moved to 134 West 18th Street to avoid rising rents on 14th street. [10] Pointing to the Kirby sketch, Ditko might have disparaged the web gun Kirby’s character was brandishing: “That idea is old.” Inspired by John Willie, [12] Klaw also commissioned and distributed illustrated adventure/bondage chapter serials by fetish artists Eric Stanton, Gene Bilbrew, Adolfo Ruiz, and others.

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Leave the cutesy kid stuff behind. I specialize in bringing out the allure and sensuality in my female subjects. Lana Turner, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Eartha Kitt. Those weren't little girls playing dress up but REAL WOMEN who knew how to use what their mammas gave 'em! It is estimated that Irving Klaw burned over 80% of his photos when the government went after him as a pornographer in the early 60's. I am not sure who owns the rights to his photos now, but these are from a flood on the Usenet and the quality was just too good not to share. In knowing what was once done to such artists, it gives us all the more reason to fight to keep freedom on the net. -- http://www.cuffs.com/submission/klaw/default.html [Nov 2005] Not so, as it turns out. Thanks to the generosity of two gentlemen a “Manhattanite” and an upstate New Yorker- Harmony has been infused with a large number of Klaw photos that we haven’t seen published before. These photos make up the bulk of this 10th Irving Klaw magazine.Without imagining the consequences on any conscious level, Bettie found that her provocative cheesecake photographs during the period of 1950 through 1957 violated all manner of sexual taboos and finally invoked a United States Senate Committee investigation. If you're at all a fan of fetish art ... then this book will be right up your alley." — kinkweekly.com Seves quotes Ditko about the full-face mask: “I did it because it hid [Peter Parker’s] obviously boyish face. It would also add mystery to the character and allow the reader/viewer the opportunity to visualize, to ‘draw,’ his own preferred expression Peter Parker’s face and, perhaps, become the personality behind the mask.” Paula hiding and preserving those images in what likely was an incredibly stressful situation goes to show how even when being beaten down, she was confident that what they were doing was not wrong. Her actions say ‘there’s value in these,’” Rhody says. “Irving Klaw went before the Senate and pleaded the Fifth Amendment until he was held in contempt of court. I read that for the rest of his life he’d clip out images of BDSM-like material he found in mainstream, popular culture because he wanted to prove that he never did anything wrong.” It was, in short, just the kind of setup that encouraged the two artists to kibbitz each other’s work. And also to lend each other a hand when deadlines loomed.