Basement Beauties

June 29, 2004 12:01 AM

Basement Beauties. Photographs by Mack Sennett.
posted by plep (12 comments total)

Fellows! Get a load of those gams!
posted by scarabic at 12:48 AM on June 29, 2004

Fascinating site, thanks
posted by donfactor at 3:57 AM on June 29, 2004

Very wonderful, plep. But why do they call it "basement" beauties? Because these hussies were so brazen that they should have been filmed "underground"?

Anyway, I've also been having a very good time visiting some of the past exhibitions, too. Thanks!
posted by taz at 4:02 AM on June 29, 2004

These are wonderful. Sennett was actually a pretty decent photographer. I think they're called Basement Beauties because they were exhibited in the underground gallery at the Univ of Cal Riverside/California Museum of Photography. That's my guess, anyway. Thanks, plep.
posted by iconomy at 4:53 AM on June 29, 2004

Great photos. Thanks!
posted by jennyb at 6:16 AM on June 29, 2004

taz, I had the same question. I thought it was maybe that the photos came out of Donovan Roberts' basement. If it's because of the underground gallery, maybe they could have indicated that connection, say, anywhere on the site.

Other than that, great stuff - "an innocent display of playful young women," right.
posted by soyjoy at 7:35 AM on June 29, 2004

I love this picture.
posted by dejah420 at 9:01 AM on June 29, 2004

This is so flappin' cool.
posted by Shane at 9:18 AM on June 29, 2004

Hubba (2X).
posted by Faze at 9:33 AM on June 29, 2004

Great find, plep.
posted by hama7 at 9:41 AM on June 29, 2004

these are great.
posted by Miles Long at 5:29 PM on June 29, 2004

Marvelous, plep!
posted by madamjujujive at 1:20 PM on June 30, 2004