Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts

by Jim Silke

What a dish! What a doll! What a delinquent! Bettie Page sent the world for a cold shower when her first photo appeared in Flirt magazine in 1951. Bettie ignited a flame that burned through the art community, affecting forever the way women were portrayed by artists and photographers. In this 96-page coffee-table book, historian and artist Jim Silke explores Bettie's influence on popular culture, from dime-store novels to paperbacks, and from painting to advertising. Featured in this volume are fifty new images of Bettie, including never-before-published photographs by Bunny Yeager, as well as artists representations of Bettie. Glamour fans, art fans, and history buffs alike will clamor for Bettie Queen of Hearts!

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Biography, Photography

96 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

Jim Silke was an American graphic designer, screenwriter, and comic book artist. He wrote the scripts for Sahara and King Solomon's Mines. In 1994, he created the comic book limited series Rascals in Paradise.
Over the course of his career, Silke was nominated for four Grammy Awards for best album design. He won in 1962 for his cover for Judy at Carnegie Hall.

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bettie Page is an icon and the author did a very good job here to show why she become one. Pictures, drawings, photos, covers of magazines... good to have some text next to the pictures but your main attention will be on that legendary woman. Fantasy, horror, adventure... she would be the leading lady in every genre you may think of. Tribute to a real legend. Highly recommended!

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Alright, honestly, I didn't read this so much as stare at the pictures. Damned good pictures though!

[George · Rating 3 out of 5]

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