Among the photographers that are featured in this exhibition, the oldest — Lyonel Feininger (1871 — 1956), František Drtikol (1883 — 1961) and Hannah Höch (1889 — 1978)-- came of age as professional schools and
amateur camera clubs were forming to educate eager young men and women in photographic aesthetics and techniques, and promulgating the dominant «art» photography of the day, also known as Pictorialism.
By the 1950s, the ubiquity of the pinup, combined with the popularity of
camera clubs for hobbyists, resulted in a burgeoning cottage industry for
amateur girlie pictures like the ones seen here.