Bunny Yeager RIP

[CameraQuest]

see http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-bunny-yeager-20140526-story.html This makes for an interesting reading of the pinup history of the 1950's and 1960's.

A few years ago Bunny authored a new and excellent book "Bunny Yeager's Darkoom" - well worth reading. see http://vintagesleaze.blogspot.com/2012/11/book-review-bunny-yeagers-darkroom-by.html#.U4OdWyic7z4

Stephen

 

[xayraa33]

Bunny and Bettie Page are now at that photo studio in the sky.
RIP.

 

[Vics]

Goodbye, Bunny. RIP. What kind of camera is that in the picture?

 

[charjohncarter]

One of the best, RIP.

 

[helen.HH]

ahhhh, Together those women Captivated the 'Imagination' of many

Stylish, Tongue in cheek, naughty...
their photographic play on a certain stereotype of 'Woman', all in Great Fun

RIP !

 

[shortstop]

Bunny and Rolleiflex

 

[dmr]

I considered her a role model, and admired her for graduating from the front of the camera to behind it. I first became aware of her from ads in Modern and Popular Photography when I was in my teens and just getting into serious photography.

As an aside, I always thought her name was a stage name, and a word play on "rabbit hunter", and I thought her real life name might be something like Hasenjager. Turned out her surname was indeed Yeager. (But Bunny was a nickname.)

She had a very successful career and did a lot for the other women who wanted to seek a career in a very nontraditional role. RIP Bunny!

 

[dmr]

Another link, surf here:

http://www.vintag.es/2014/05/rip-bunny-yeager.html