In particular, pictures of popular male celebrities were targeted at women or girls examples include James Dean, Jim Morrison, and Fabio. Male pin-ups (known as beefcake) were less common than their female counterparts throughout the 20th century, but they have always been around. Posters of these types of images were mass-produced and became popular starting from the mid-20th century. Such pictures often appear on walls, desks, or calendars. Pin-up images could be cut out of magazines or newspapers, or they could be on a postcard or lithograph. The term was first attested to in English in 1941 even though the practice is documented at least back to the 1890s.
The term pin-up may refer to drawings, paintings, and other illustrations as well as photographs (see the list of pin-up artists).
Cheesecake was an American slang word that became a publicly acceptable term for scantily-clad, semi-nude, or nude photos of women because pin-up was considered taboo in the early 20th century. These pictures are also sometimes known as cheesecake photos. meant to be " pinned-up" on a wall, which is the basis for the etymology of the phrase.
Pin-up models were variously glamour models, fashion models, or actresses whose pictures were intended for informal display, i.e. Betty Grable's famous pin-up photo from 1943Ī pin-up model (known as a pin-up girl for a female and less commonly male pin-up for a male) is a model whose mass-produced pictures see widespread appeal as part of popular culture.
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