With hundreds of rare and extraordinary images culled from his influential 24-year career, this volume illustrates the story of the first black career fetish artist in history: Gene Bilbrew, a.k.a. "Eneg," a man whose unique vision redefined cutting-edge art of the 1950s and '60s.
Tracing his life from childhood in Los Angeles to his vocal group days with The Mellow Tones and the Basin Street Boys, to his sudden rise as a “bizarre art” rebel in New York City, GENE BILBREW REVEALED presents a vibrant overview of his work for renegade publishers Irving Klaw, Leonard Burtman, Edward Mishkin and Stanley Malkin, while also exploring his sometimes contentious, love-hate relationship with fellow art pioneer Eric Stanton. GENE BILBREW REVEALED is a must-have visual experience for underground comic art fans, pulp art collectors, enthusiasts of outsider art, and, of course, lovers of classic vintage fetish art. From vintage fetish art specialist, Richard Pérez Seves, author of Eric Stanton &amp; the History of the Bizarre Underground, and CHARLES GUYETTE: Godfather of American Fetish Art (both available now on Amazon). ❈ ❊ ❖ ❄ ❆ ❋ ❂ ⁂

GENE BILBREW REVEALED: The Unsung Legacy of a Fetish Art Pioneer (African American Artists)

Arts & Photography

Seves, Richard Pérez

History & Criticism

Independently published

Charles Guyette, the "G-string King," referenced in the film of Wonder Woman's creator, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, and costumer to Bettie Page, was the first person to produce and distribute fetish art in America. In 1935, he was arrested and sent to federal prison. But what should've been the end was just the beginning. Although rarely credited by name in his lifetime, he influenced everyone who followed him, particularly the publishers Robert Harrison, John Willie, Irving Klaw, and Leonard Burtman. The aim of this book was to evoke the spirit of Guyette — to collect surviving fragments of a decimated catalog largely by referencing vintage fetish publications from the 1930s through the 1980s and reconstruct a lost history. This portfolio of images is followed by biographical information seen nowhere else, and serves as a substantial introduction to the birth of American fetish art and the cultural impact of an unrecognized pioneer.\nThis Expanded Second Edition, now printed on better quality cream paper, contains 25 additional pages, 30+ newly discovered, uniquely beautiful Guyette images. Many not seen in over 70 years.\nAlso available now on Amazon, from fetish art specialist, Richard Pérez Seves, is Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground, and GENE BILBREW REVEALED: The Unsung Legacy of a Fetish Art Pioneer. Plus, restored editions of Eric Stanton's Sweeter Gwen and The Return of Gwendoline. Pick up your copies today!\n❈ ❊ ❖ ❄ ❆ ❋ ❂ ⁂

CHARLES GUYETTE: Godfather of American Fetish Art [*Cream Paper Edition*] (Vintage Fetish History, Irving Klaw, John Willie, Bettie Page)

Charles Guyette, the "G-string King," referenced in the film of Wonder Woman's creator, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, and costumer to Bettie Page, was the first person to produce and distribute fetish art in America. In 1935, he was arrested and sent to federal prison. But what should’ve been the end was just the beginning. Although rarely credited by name in his lifetime, he influenced everyone who would follow him, particularly the publishers Robert Harrison, John Willie, Irving Klaw, and Leonard Burtman. The aim of this book was to evoke the spirit of Guyette—to collect surviving fragments of a decimated catalog largely by referencing vintage fetish publications from the 1930s through the 1980s and reconstruct a lost history. This portfolio of images is followed by biographical information seen nowhere else, and serves as a substantial introduction to the birth of American fetish art and the cultural impact of an unrecognized pioneer.  “Peek Inside Book” blog (copy and paste): https://fethistory.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html Review: "If New York collector, writer and fetish historian Richard Pérez Seves had not decided to assemble what he knew about Charles Guyette (along with a substantial selection of images) into this paperback, this influential forerunner of the genre's better known exponents would have continued a lot longer as the great unsung hero of American fetish art." —Tony Mitchell, thefetishistas.com  From The Author: "Fetish art (although the word "fetish" was not used in those days as that term came into fashion in a non-clinical way in the 1970s) was about testing the boundaries of freedom. Some of it had to do with unconventional sexual expression ... but more of it had to do with fashion because of how identity and gender are connected to what we wear. Charles Guyette was a sexual fantasist, who earned his living as a costumer. He sold photos of his "costume studies" on the sly. He produced custom-made high-heel boots and shoes, sold corsets, opera gloves, and other eccentric accessories. He understood the transformative power of clothing, particularly "bizarre" and theatrical fashion. He is also referenced in the new film on Wonder Woman's creator, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, as the costumer for Wonder Woman's real life inspiration, Olive Byrne." —Richard Pérez Seves  * * * *  About the author: Collector and writer Richard Pérez Seves is obsessed with American vintage fetish art—and the work of underground pioneers like Charles Guyette, John Willie, Irving Klaw, Eric Stanton, Steve Ditko, Gene Bilbrew, and Bettie Page. He is also the author of the upcoming hardcover illustrated biography, Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground.   Tags: Charles Guyette, the "G-string King," vintage fetish, fetish fashion, Yva Richard, Diana Slip, Carlo, Franz Rehfeld, Weimar Republic, John Willie, Robert Harrison, Irving Klaw, Leonard Burtman, Edward Mishkin, Eric Stanton, ultra high-heel shoes, boots, corsets, opera gloves, masks, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, Wonder Woman

Charles Guyette: Godfather of American Fetish Art

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Createspace Independent Pub

70 pages, all in full-colour. Articles, features and interviews on collecting vintage paperbacks.Including-The original cover art for notorious horror paperback Eat Them Alive!Rare correspondence from Dennis Wheatley!Report from Windy City and LA Book Fairs!Interviews with the authors of Sticking it to the Man, Light into Ink, Eric Stanton and the Bizarre Underground, and the publisher of pulp 2.0 Press!Forgotten SF authors from the 1960s and 70s!

The Paperback Fanatic issue 42: The fanzine for collectors of vintage paperbacks

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