Pin-up Greta Thysegen. Cannes 1951. “Miss Copenhagen”.  (also Thyssen , Thygesen, Thyssegen). Contact prints. Photos from original negatives available. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Pin-up Greta Thysegen. Cannes 1951. “Miss Copenhagen”. (also Thyssen , Thygesen, Thyssegen). Contact prints. Photos from original negatives available.

In Cannes, 1951, Greta Thyssen, known as "Miss Copenhagen," poses for a series of pin-up photographs. Presented on a contact sheet, the twelve black-and-white images capture her on the beach in a patterned two-piece bikini. The sequence includes close-up portraits and full-body shots of Thyssen sitting, kneeling, and standing on the sand before the sea and a row of white beach cabins. In one playful image, she holds a translucent sun visor over her eyes.


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BeachAndBikinis

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