Bettie paige nude - Queen of Pinups: 50+ Fascinating Photos Of Bettie Page

You have acclaimed painter Robert Blue of her that are 10 feet tall and displayed in top galleries, a high-culture celebration of a woman whose career played out entirely on the fringes.

At a young age, she had to face the responsibilities of caring for her younger siblings, particularly after her father was convicted for and spent two years in an , prison.

There, she began to find work as a pin-up model, and posed for dozens of photographers throughout the 1950s.

Her Pinup-style photos were tacked up on walls in military barracks, garages, and fighter aircraft.