Save The Vintage Pinups!

Tigers, pandas, whales... vintage pinups: all vital to the health of our ecosystem, and all (gasp!) endangered. How has such a horrifying fate befallen the vintage pinups, you ask?

John DeFeo, the conservator and pinup savior behind 50nudes.com, explains:

In the 1950s, obscenity laws loomed over photographers. Not surprisingly, several nude pinups from the 50s appear on Anscochrome and Ektachrome—two color slide films that could be developed at home.

Unlike archival Kodachrome (developed only in Kodak labs), these films are prone to fading and color shifting. Worse yet, many slides of the era were stored improperly, with scratches and dirt tarnishing the emulsion.

Without immediate care and restoration, the art world stands to lose a generation of pinup photography.

Lose a generation of pinup photography? Say it ain't so!

Luckily for us (and for vintage loving pervs across the land), DeFeo is dedicated to restoring and preserving all the vintage smut he can—and, what's more, selling prints, too (cause everybody needs a little old school dirty in their home, right?).

· 50 Nudes (50nudes.com)