Existing comment:
(96) Betty Boop, between 1932 and 1934. Graphite.
Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature
Prints and Photographs Division
LC-DIG-ppmsca-12918 (96)
This Betty Boop model sheet provided detailed instructions to Fleischer Studios artists to "feature her feature." Betty Boop wiggled her way into the world in 1930 and has remained a cultural icon ever since. Originally a poodle, Betty took on human form in 1932. When she danced to Cab Calloway's Minnie the Moocher, she became a sex symbol. Betty became more modest when the Motion Picture Association of America began enforcing its Production Code in 1934. Her dress fell to her knees and her neckline went up. Fleischer Studios ended production of Betty Boop animated short films in 1939. |