Marilyn Monroe - Pin-Up Style |
Pin-ups are intended for informal display, e.g. meant to be "pinned-up" on a wall.
Pin-up girls may be glamour models, fashion models, or actresses. The term pin-up may also refer to drawings, paintings, and other illustrations done in emulation of these photos. The term was first attested to in English in 1941; however, the practice is documented back at least to the 1890s.
The pin-up images could be cut out of magazines or newspapers, or be from postcard or chromo-lithographs, and so on. Such photos often appear on calendars, which are meant to be pinned up anyway.
Later, posters of pin-up girls were mass-produced and became an instant hit. - Wikipedia
WW2 Era Pin-Up Painted In A Plane |
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