Blondes and Bombshells: The Influence of Pin-Up Images in the American West

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THE AFFECT OF THE PIN-UP IMAGE ON THE AMERICAN WEST

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Sandra Dee

for

Coppertone

©

June, 1960

"Sandra Dee for Coppertone." Flickr. The Bees Knees Daily. Accessed April 10, 2014.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79638854@N07/11659545823

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World War II

Civil Rights Era

Counterculture

Esther Williams

1944

Angie Dickinson

1958

Jane Fonda

1965

Farrah Fawcett

1979

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Yank Magazine

Debut issue

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Permission by the Sweetwater County Archives

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Rita Hayworth - 1940

Started victory rolls hairstyle

and inspired the trend of

matte red lips

(that would be lipstick without

the shine)

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1. Belinda Hay, Style Me Vintage: Hair: Easy Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Classic Hairstyles. (London: Pavilion, 2010).

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“When the men

saw the dedication

and capabilities of

women, they were

often surprised and

impressed, a

measure of dignity

was accorded to

them.”

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2. Olga Gruhzit, They Also Served: American Women in World War II. (New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1995), xvi.

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Jane, Vanessa. "1950s Vespa advertisement." The Nifty Fifties (blog). n.d. Accessed May 20, 2014. http://http://theniftyfifties.tumblr.com/post/45752856230/clothes-sale-internet-beauty-cosmetics-anti-aging-jewelr.

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Marilyn Monroe – 1950

Inspired a new

generation of

bottle-blonde beauties

and carried on the

trend of red lips from

the 1940s.

Introduced a new form of sexuality

to the world…

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…and was the centerfold for the debut issue of

Playboy magazine in 1953

Permission by Wikipedia

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Rock Springs High School

Yearbook - 1953

Marilyn Monroe, with her pin-up career and

appearance in Playboy, showed women that it

was okay to flaunt their sexuality.

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Carroll Baker - 1960

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“

Hi Carroll,

I thought [I’d] write to you

to tell you how good an actress

I think you are

…

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Permission by the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming

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Farrah Fawcett - 1970

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In the 1970s

movies that

focused more on

reality, like The

Godfather, did

much better than

films like Hello,

Dolly! That were

based more in

fantasy and

theatricality,

like pin-up

images were.

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Playgirl Magazine

Made sexual imagery

a commodity for

women like Playboy

did for men

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6. Frances M. Malpezzi, "Decoding Women's Magazines: From Mademoiselle to Ms. by Ellen McCracken Review." American Periodicals 4 (1995): Accessed April 17, 2014.