A pinup model (known as a pinup girl for a female and less commonly male pinup for a male) is a model whose massproduced pictures see widespread appeal as part of popular culture. Pinup models were variously glamour models, fashion models, or actresses.Pinups are intended for informal display, i.e. meant to be pinnedup on a wall, which is the basis for the etymology of the phrase.Biography. Norman Keith Collins was born on January 14, 1911 in Reno but grew up in Northern California. As a child he hopped freight trains across the country and learned tattooing from a man named Big Mike from Palmer, Alaska, originally using the handpricking method.In the late 1920s he met Tatts Thomas from Chicago who taught him how to use a tattoo …
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