Monday, December 15, 2008

Bettie Page

They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.
-Samuel Beckett



11 comments:

Lisa said...

There was something about Bettie Page...

Lana Gramlich said...

I take it you're familiar with the work of Olivia DeBerardinis? If not, enjoy...

Charles Gramlich said...

I like Olivia's stuff a lot. Though I like Lanakins' better.

Barbara Martin said...

Her life in pictures.

Steve Malley said...

Lisa, there was indeed!

Lana, I do indeed like Olivia's take on Bettie. And Dave Stephens's. And Patrick Nagel's. And... well, she inspired an awful lot of us over the years.

Charles, oh, and Lankin too! :)

Barbara, it's funny: she was photographed several thousand times over a few years in her twenties, then went on to live sixty more quiet years. But it's the pictures we think of....

cs harris said...

It must indeed have been a strange life.

Miladysa said...

I was introduced to Betty by Avery.

Fantastic tattoo! One of yours?

FANCY said...

We all have Santa in different shape...I like this pictures and Betty is Betty ;)

AvDB said...

You made me sad all over again.

Sidney said...

Very sad news. The loss of an icon, innocence and legend.

Glamourpuss said...

She was so lovely - a wonderful carefree sense about her.

Puss