Bettie Page died on Thursday 11 December in Los Angeles. These pictures are a tribute to her.





In 1954 post-war America, while The Creature From The Black Lagoon was terrifying teens in thrilling 3D, American pin-up model Bettie Page and photographer Bunny Yeager were launching an artistic collaboration that would remain legendary into the 21st century.

Their union was to provide lovers of cheesecake pin-up art with some of the finest images ever to appear as centrefolds, posters, stills and magazine covers. From imaginative jungle scenarios involving real cheetahs to moodily-lit studio set-ups, Bunny’s images of Bettie are full of spontaneous energy and a coy sense of humour.