Risque & Pulp

A centerpiece of the artistic sensibility from the time it was hidden beneath biblical themes through the openness of postmodern culture, few genres have captured the imagination or challenged the artist more. The humor of famous cartoonists in publications such as Playboy became extremely popular by the 1960s. Before then, pulp magazines were very much in demand. With artwork featuring fearless heroes and scantily clad damsels in distress, the covers were so important that they were often created before the stories themselves. The beautiful pin-up women that captivated America in the 1950s will continue to seduce modern men and women of the 21st century.