FALLEN PANTIES AND CELERY: THE ART OF ART FRAHM

Like a lot of other artists, I'm a sucker for a good pin-up. My favorite pin-up artist is Art Frahm. Most popular for his work in the 50's he gets a lot of criticism for his lack of realistic backrounds and his Mannequin-like female faces, but I respect the guy for being brave enough to illustrate his fetishes for the world to enjoy.
Although he did work commercially for companies such as Coca-Cola and Coppertone, he is best known for his pin-ups of "women in distress". These pin-ups depict a situation where in one way or another a woman's panties have fallen down around her ankles in a public situation with one or more onlookers. Women share embarrassment while men smirk with arousal. In most cases the models hands are busy holding a grocery sack with celery hanging out of it.

In other cases it is a pesky animal (most often a puppy) who has caused the reveal of her panties.

Here's a selection of some of my faves. Unfortunately I don't have the names/dates for all of these, I believe a couple are untitled.


FARE LOSER 1953


NO TIME TO GO 1954


MAIL CALL 1958


IN NEED OF HELP 1955


GOING DOWN 1956


THE SHAKEDOWN 1955


SPARE 1952


O-OOH 1950


NUMBER PLEASE 1957


NO TIME TO LOSE 1951

Here's on of Art Frahm's illustrations you may have seen before...

ART INSTRUCTION SCHOOLS PT. 2

Back on May 1st I did a post on Art Instruction Schools and the "art test". I thought I'd post some additional art tests I've discovered in various old magazines.

SILLY ADS 7-10

I'm always digging through old mags keeping an eye out for ridiculous silly ads. Here's a fine assortment of finds from the last few years.



I think my kids would love this. I love how in the corner it reads, "A dramatization posed by professional models".



This is an ad for "Kelp-A-Malt" no joke. Sounds delicious. Put some meat on those bones. I can't imagine a modern female concerned because they are too skinny.



Laugh now, but just remember... our grandkids are going to be laughing at us someday.











































These kids just look so deadpan.





This looks like John Wayne Gacy is ready to stop killing and start robbing banks.







Is he planning on taking this doll as a date to a party?













He's loading that toothbrush up.