Bullet bra sweater girl – Vera Day
By 1960 George Harrison Marks was looking towards the film world. In that year alone, he produced twelve short films, and in 1961 his debut feature Naked as Nature Intended was released. So it should...
View ArticleThe Irving Theatre Club — Revues with Vues
In post-war England, local theatres and music halls struggled to keep their audiences in the face of stiff competition from cinema and the relatively new medium of television. Variety shows, along...
View ArticleJune Simpson
Some studio shots of June Simpson taken from a couple of original 35mm Pamar colour slides. She was a very popular model, and George Harrison Marks photographed her a fair bit. Solo no.5 was dedicated...
View ArticleH.M.S. Jane
The delightful Christabel Leighton-Porter (1913-2000), aka Jane of the Daily Mirror, who was a muse for the cartoonist Norman Pett. To find out more about her, check this article I wrote a while back....
View Article3-D Xploits
The 1950s was the golden era of 3-D movies with such classics as It Came from Outer Space, Creature From The Back Lagoon and Hitchcock’s Dial M For Murder. Just like the movie business, pin-up...
View ArticlePose & Poise: studio nudes
Poise & Pose is the seventh, and possibly the last (never say never), volume in Wolfbait’s Stephen Glass Collection. The book features a magnificent set of studio photographs by arguably one of...
View ArticleStacked Decks: Pamela Green Playing Cards
A set of vintage playing cards by De La Rue, London, featuring Pamela Green on the reverse. The cards come in a gold box with blue velvet on the outside. De La Rue are famous for making banknotes, but...
View ArticleMarie Deveraux (Patrica Sutcliffe)
Here’s a picture of Pamela Green with Marie Deveraux (Patrica Sutcliffe). The actor Michael Caine introduced Marie to Pam and George. Dark-haired, 38-23-36, and with an outstanding figure, she first...
View ArticleWolfbait Books: Catalogue
Here’s the latest catalogue for Wolfbait Books. Flick through over at issu.com or go straight to our online shop to order. As many of our readers know, we specialise in under the counter culture. The...
View ArticleSkyclad witch – mystery image
As Halloween is just around the corner, I thought it would be an appropriate time to post this. It’s from an original photographic print I have. Unfortunately, I know nothing about the image. I was...
View ArticleNude Study by Eva Grant
Above is a delightful nude study by Eva Grant, one of the world’s foremost female figure photographers of the 1950sand ’60s. She was born in Istanbul, grew up in Greece, and became a student nurse in...
View ArticleAll About Eva Grant
Eva Grant was one of the top glamour photographers of the 1950s and early ’60s. She was born in 1925 in Istanbul, Turkey, to Greek parents; in the 1930s, the family returned to Greece and settled in...
View ArticleBullet bra sweater girl – Vera Day
By 1960 George Harrison Marks was looking towards the film world. In that year alone, he produced twelve short films, and in 1961 his debut feature Naked as Nature Intended was released. So it should...
View ArticleThe Irving Theatre Club — Revues with Vues
In post-war England, local theatres and music halls struggled to keep their audiences in the face of stiff competition from cinema and the relatively new medium of television. Variety shows, along...
View ArticleSexsational – Russell Gay
A delightful photo of a rather buxom model by Russell Gay, who went on to found the top-shelf magazines Fiesta and Knave. Early in his career, he had a studio on 245, Tottenham Court Road, London. You...
View Article2021 – A big thank you
A big thank you to everybody who has supported this website over the last year—especially those who have left comments, got in touch, and bought books. While 2021 was slightly more bearable than 2020,...
View ArticleNudism in a Cold Climate by Annebella Pollen
I’ve always been a big fan of the Kibbo Kif. So when Annebella Pollen, author of The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift, got in touch with me about a new book she was working on called: Nudism in a Cold...
View ArticleNude Study by Eva Grant
Above is a delightful nude study by Eva Grant, one of the world’s foremost female figure photographers of the 1950sand ’60s. She was born in Istanbul, grew up in Greece, and became a student nurse in...
View ArticleAll About Eva Grant
Eva Grant was one of the top glamour photographers of the 1950s and early ’60s. She was born in 1925 in Istanbul, Turkey, to Greek parents; in the 1930s, the family returned to Greece and settled in...
View ArticleDiary of an Amateur Photographer by Graham Rawle
I recently picked up a copy of the book Diary of an Amateur Photographer (1998) by Graham Rawle. A fun and somewhat eccentric whodunnit about an aspiring glamour photographer. It’s a visual treat as...
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