May 7th is one of those dates that marks the passing of time for me. It comes around far too quickly, for it is the day Pamela passed away back in 2010. I like to think I help keep her memory alive by continuing to run this site and I Continue Reading
Early Portrait of Pamela Green
As far as I know a never before published portrait of Pamela Green by George Harrison Marks. Not much to say except that I really like it. The image is a scan of an original print from my own personal collection and under copyright.
Pamela Green Triple Vision
George Harrison Marks certainly made the most of out this image. Three different magazines featuring Pamela Green on the cover in the same pose, dressed as a naked gypsy. On the left is Outdoor Strip published by Gaffinia, followed Water-Babies by Caballus Publications and Salome put out by Ben’s Books of Acton. Continue Reading
Happy Birthday
Still loved and still missed, a very big happy birthday to Pamela Green who would have been 88 today. The below photo is one of the stills taken by George Harrison Marks on the set of Xcitement! The film was shot in 1960 in the studio in Gerrard Street. It Continue Reading
Death and the Maiden
A couple more pictures of Desiree. The second one, by John Bignell and taken in 1955 with St Paul’s in the background, is absolutely fantastic.
Rearview – Bertram Park
An interesting behind the scenes rearview shot of Pamela Green by Bertram Park (1883-1972). I’m afraid I don’t know for sure who the model on the right is. The image was most probably taken in the rose garden of his home in Pinner. This image is from a group of Continue Reading
La Danse Apache
Besides performing an half-and-half act, Desiree did several double acts. This photo is from an original print by George Harrison Marks. It is labeled DeYoung and Desiree. It looks like they are performing La Danse Apache, a French dance that acts out an argument between a pimp and a prostitute. Continue Reading
Meet the Models – Lee Sothern
I’ve always had a soft spot for Lee Sothern (a.k.a. Grace Jackson). This joyful picture of her is by Stephen Glass, the brother of Zoltán Glass and is from an original negative. The poem below is from the magazine Meet the Models – No. 4, published by The Liverpolitan Ltd. Continue Reading
The Pleasure Principle at the BFI
Readers of this blog will be delighted to hear that the British Film Institute has digitised a couple of Kamera Cine films by Harrison Marks as part of the Pleasure Principle Collection. The collection offers a guide to illicit celluloid pleasures, from teasing Victorian views of corsets and petticoats to Continue Reading
Second Sitting revisted
Here’s another image of Pamela Green by John Everard. As before the image was taken around 1953/4 and appears in the book Second Sitting: Another Artist’s Model (The Bodley Head, London, 1954).