pin-ups

Decorative glamour shots

Pin-ups are pictures of attractive people, typically in alluring poses, meant to be pinned on walls.

The term emerged in the 1940s for images of glamorous women displayed by soldiers and workers: He had pin-ups of Rita Hayworth in his locker.

A pin-up is also the person depicted: She was a famous pin-up during the war.

The term now applies broadly to any decorative image of an attractive person.

glamour

centerfold

Magazine's removable middle spread

starlet · swimsuit · lingerie · calendar girl · poster · Marilyn Monroe · Bettie Page · glamour shot · nose art · barracks

posters

wall art

Decorative wall-mounted pieces

dorm · teen · idol · celebrity · heartthrob · magazine · pullout · centerfold · collage · adhesive

wrestling

hold

Maintain in grasp

restrain · mat · opponent · shoulders · count · referee · takedown · ground · pinfall · wrestling

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image purpose and content

pin-upsfamily portraits

Pictures of relatives together

family photos · mugshots · passport photos · wanted posters · surveillance footage

subject presentation

pin-upsmugshots

Police identification photographs

autopsy photos · candid shots · surveillance footage · paparazzi photos · everyday people

cultural respectability

pin-upsfine art portraits

Artistic depictions of people

religious icons · madonnas · sacred imagery · classical paintings · sacred art

Family

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