Never Knowingly Overdressed
Many of those who posed in naturist resorts for photographers were professional models rather than genuine naturists. One of the handful to buck that trend was Elizabeth Walker, née Elcoate Gilbert, who was routinely described as Naturism’s Ambassador. She was a member of Spielplatz and as early as 1950 and Continue Reading
In the summer of 1950 with the years of wartime austerity behind, Speilplatz held it’s first Miss Venus contest. It was held on the August bank holiday weekend. Pamela Green was visiting the Club at the time and was persuaded to enter. Each contender had to stand on a platform Continue Reading
Good news folks. The next volume in the Stephen Glass collection has just been released. Nudist Camp Follies – Volume I: An Intimate Look at the Natural and Free Atmosphere in Sun Clubs. A nostalgic look at naturism in 1950s Britain. Pamela Green, Audrey Wayne, Kim Foster and Lee Sothern Continue Reading
From an original negative in my collection comes this delightful picture of Pamela Green taken by Stephen Glass in the early 1950s. Pamela modelled for him at least twice: at the nudist camp, Spielplatz, in Bricket Wood, and at his tiny first-floor studio in Old Church Street, just off the Continue Reading
The magazine The Naturist published a series of pocket books of around 60 pages with a photographic supplement in the middle. These supplements were often by Stephen Glass, the brother of Zoltán Glass. Pamela appears in Nudist Life at Spielplatz. Here is a list of the publications for any of Continue Reading
I recently managed to get hold of a copy of The Naked Truth About Harrison Marks, the 1967 biography of everyone’s favourite alcoholic, cat lover, glamour photographer and reluctant pornographer. Rather like Mary Millington’s late 1970s biography, its a famous mixture of fact and fiction and best approached by having Continue Reading
George Harrison Marks (6 August 1926 – 27 June 1997) was a British glamour photographer at the height of his productivity from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. A heavy drinker with a vivid imagination, Harrison Marks was not always the most reliable of source for information, especially about his own life, Continue Reading
A rather delightful rare image of a young Pamela Green getting all Disney with a budgie. As far as I know unpublished. Taken by Stephen Glass at Spielplatz around the early ’50s — if I’m not mistaken. Pretty sure the bird is stuffed. Taken from the original negative. SaveSave
Three judges looked carefully at 30 girls filing past them during a contest to choose the Nudist Beauty Queen of Britain. A 23-year-old housewife, Mrs Iseult Kelly, mother of a six-months-old daughter, was chosen the winner. Her parents founded the Spielplatz Nudist Club at Bricket Wood, near Watford, where the Continue Reading
Another rare photo of a young Pamela Green, probably taken on the badminton court at Spielplatz in the early 1950s. As far as I know unpublished. Anyone know how to string a racquet? SaveSave
