These days, pin up art is a symbol of vintage American erotic artwork. Nevertheless, it required more than a hundred years of progress to make a total transition from its initial status as an under appreciated erotic art form. Pin up art emerged through the social paradigm shift from conservative to more liberal cultural values resulting from the sexual revolution of the early 20th century. Although the precursor to pin up illustrations began to show up in magazines as early as the 1890s, it was the flapper culture of the 1920s that truly gave rise to the movement.

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