Playboy's Roving Eye
March, 1983
Portrait of the Artist as a Young PinupA few years ago, Assistant Photo Editor Patty Beaudet came across the work of a photographer from New Jersey named Robin Love. Love had a body of work that was awe-inspiring as well as a major chuckle. She had started a series of self-portraits in the hot spots of New Jersey--shipyards, waterfronts, train depots, industrial sites. The photos were a satirical poke at the traditional pinup, cheesecake photograph--the kind you still find on hardware-store cale...