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The work of many great photographers are in the Bettie Page section
showcasing their diverse styles. Many chose to photograph Bettie Page nude.
Some of the photographers are well known while others obscure. Since Bettie
Page was photographed by many people, we have a unique opportunity to study
many different interpretations; from the fetish girl of
Sam Menning
to the girl-next-door of
Arnold Kovacs.
Bettie Page was an uncomplicated woman who represented the desires of the
photographer then ultimately the viewer. How an individual decides to
interpret that information has been cause for many heated debates but the
fact is that Bettie Page was an excellent model who posed for a living,
nothing more, nothing less. One particular collection that depicts Bettie in
reality would be the photographs of
Charles West
which show her as a seductress.
A few highlights of the Bettie Page section are: The King Of Pin-up
Art Amsie,
recently discovered Bettie Page photographer and disk jockey
Robert Stanton,
a mysterious anonymous well-to-do pinup hobbyist
"The Doctor",
View-Master photographer
Paul Knaut,
the great
Joseph Hanson
and the incomparable
Sam Menning
whose section features a wonderful
65.8M
scan. A recent discovery uncovered some of the greatest candid shots of
Bettie Page ever taken by camera club photographer
Don Baida.
If you would like a quick overview of Bettie Page's career, you can
jump to the
Chronology
section.
Most of the material presented in the Bettie Page section is within my
possession or has passed through my hands. A good portion came from a huge
collection used for making the Private Peeks magazines much of it never
published. I probably have the largest collection of ORIGINAL Bettie Page
negatives and slides many accompanied with copyright ownership.
If you are interested in purchasing an original piece, please ask to see a
new scan of the object since many of the images have been optically
corrected using Photoshop. Any item that is sold through Private Peeks, is
sold as a collectable without copyright transfer "inferred or implied".
Bettie Page is much in demand these days and is enjoying the fruits of her
labor much more now than she ever did when she originally posed. I have been
fortunate enough and enjoyed working on many projects with Bettie Page. She
was always very sweet and worried if her signature was perfect enough.
Sometimes if Bettie Page wasn't exactly sure of a specific request, I would
be lucky enough to get a call directly from her!
If you would like to use a high resolution image from the Private Peeks
library for personal use (a 20M-250M tif file), please contact
papericons @ yahoo.com. If you want to use an image for commercial purposes,
you will need to contact the proper entity for licensing information. For
example, if you want to use Bettie Page's likeness on a lighter, you will
need to contact the
CMG
Business Center
for licensing information. Image usage is the sole responsibility of the
customer.
The people who took photographs of Bettie Page are enabling future
generations their unique perspective of pin-up photography during a very
paranoid time period. Many were persecuted for their work. To this day, many
Bettie Page photographers are still afraid and hide what they did. If you
are tired of the same old thing and looking for something new, then this is
the place for you. Private Peeks wants to find out who took what photograph,
where, when, why, how and then to preserve that history.
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