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Subject: Whaow! [nt]

Date: Sat 19/05/12 20:22:07 GMT

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Re:off topic: did you know that Playboy was inspired by Pinup girls?

By MK - wamtec@comcast.net Sat 19/05/12 14:48:32 GMT

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I think it is fair to say that the original pin up artist that inspired Hugh Hefner the most would have been Alberto Vargas (1892 to 1982)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Vargas

See some of his works from the 1940's

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=vargas%20girls&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=hqG3T7qTLMmw2QXTp_G2CQ&biw=1920&bih=987&sei=9KG3T9D7EqfB2QWh1vizCA

As per wiki, Hugh Hefner was working for Esquire magazine in the 1940's and fought against the U.S. Postal Service when it tried to ban the distribution of the magazine due to the Vargas work, and it was Hefner who later worked with Vargas to create the "Vargas Girls" genre in his Playboy magazine.

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off topic: did you know that Playboy was inspired by Pinup girls?

By Jessica - friends@fantasystockings.com Sat 19/05/12 06:14:34 GMT

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On my hosiery blog I really wanted to feature the artist who does pin up girl drawings for Playboy. She agreed! I was surprised.

http://fantasystockings.com/?p=1170

I didn't know that Hugh Hefner actually got inspired by pin up to begin with.

Jessica

(I am out of town, so I may not be as active as usual, but I'll try to do my best. And yes, if you notice some ads, give them a click for me to cheer me up. )

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