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Exploring the most significant and hidden stories of the 20th century through iconic magazines and the titan of publishing behind them.
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Inside the Supreme Court Case that Included Centerfolds, a Pre-Trial Arrest, and an Exploding Wheelchair. Top Story - December 2022. Created with: OG Collection.
With each Supreme Court term comes landmark decisions, headlines about Justices’ remarks, and politicians’ reactions. Every once in a while there is a case that creates a significant legal precedent and has enough tawdry details to land in both the tabloids and in an FBI file. Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. argued in 1983 and decided in 1984 has this bombshell combination.
By OG Collection 3 years ago in FYI
Peek Inside Bob Guccione’s Office Through his Archives. Top Story - December 2022. Created with: OG Collection.
One of the first steps of the archival process is to inventory each item in a collection. This undertaking occurs after background research, which for this collection included watching archival interviews with Bob Guccione and reading many issues of Omni, and before physically rearranging any items. Observing thousands of original sketches, illustrations, and scribbles, reveals the inner workings of Guccione. His sketchbooks and drafts support the understanding of Bob as a constant thinker, entrepreneur, and innovator, as well as confirm other facts key to understanding the OG Collection.
By OG Collection 3 years ago in FYI
Hulu’s “God Forbid” Uncovers the Legacy of Sex, Power, and Money Passed Down from Jerry Falwell, Sr., to Jerry Falwell, Jr.. Top Story - November 2022. Created with: OG Collection.
On November 1 Hulu released “God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty,” a thoughtful documentary about the bombshell news in 2020 that Jerry Falwell, Jr., and his wife Becki Tilley had a years long affair with Giancarlo Granda. The scandal, which involved another photo of Falwell, Jr., in a state of undress alongside a former Liberty University student, as well as questions about Falwell, Jr. ’s financial ethics, led him to resign as president of Liberty University in August 2020.
By OG Collection 3 years ago in The Swamp
Cheesecake Photography: What can we learn from the origins of the Pin-Up?. Top Story - November 2022. Created with: OG Collection.
Bob Guccione’s first foray into the business of erotic entertainment was not the publication of the first issue of British Penthouse in March 1965. Before he was a maverick and titan of publishing, Bob was “Robert Gucci,” a purveyor of cheesecake photos to customers around the world. His market included prisoners, government officials, and everyone in between.
By OG Collection 3 years ago in Filthy
“Welcome to Chippendales”: Who was Dorothy Stratten?. Top Story - November 2022. Created with: OG Collection.
The latest prestige show to tell popular culture history, “Welcome to Chippendales” sees Robert Siegel, the writer behind “Pam & Tommy,” reveal another tale of sex and crime that informs culture to this day. The show stars Kumail Nanjiani as Somen “Steve” Banerjee, who founded Chippendales in 1979. Much more salacious than how Bob Guccione built the Penthouse empire, both the show and the true story behind it features the “Chippendale murders,” when in the late 1980s and early 1990s Banerjee directed one murder and two attempted murders of former business associates he felt wronged him, namely Nick De Noia (portrayed by Murray Bartlett), Michael Fullington, and two ex-dancers.
By OG Collection 3 years ago in Criminal
Madonna and Penthouse. Top Story - October 2022. Created with: OG Collection.
Over the weekend Madonna shared an Instagram story reflecting on the 30 year anniversary of the controversial photography book S.E.X. published in 1992, which arguably was the apex of her status as cultural agitator. Madonna wrote:
By OG Collection 3 years ago in Viva
What is the OG Collection?. Top Story - September 2022. Created with: OG Collection.
When the original team and founders of Creatd discovered the OG Collection back in 2012, it was immediately clear to them that the collection held a goldmine of photographic materials, unpublished papers and original artworks. What was not immediately apparent was the significant web of 20th-century connections the collection creates, revealing new stories from the people, events, and culture we believed we already knew.
By OG Collection 3 years ago in Journal
Ultimate Guide to Vintage Penthouse Pets. Created with: OG Collection.
Beautiful women were attracted to the world of Penthouse Magazine and its founder, photographer Bob Guccione. As an artist, he said he selected his subjects based on an internal perception of beauty that transcended societal trends and historical norms. His tastes ran counter culture. The women featured in Penthouse Magazine during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s were all hand-picked by Guccione. However, by the late ‘90s, the magazine’s editorial control shifted away from him, marking the end of an era.
By OG Collection 4 years ago in Filthy
Ultimate Guide to Vintage Penthouse Pets Pt. 2. Created with: OG Collection.
Monique Gabrielle - Penthouse Pet, December 1982 Monique Gabrielle by Earl Miller Monique Gabrielle, Pet of the Month for December 1982 and shot by famed photographer Earl Miller, is a classic example of an ugly duckling turning into a swan. However, in her version of the story, she is an American girl growing up in the 1960’s without a flowery vocabulary. “The kids at school called me ugly dog,” Monique reported to Jewel Shepard in the 1992 book, Invasion of the B-Girls. “I had a volatile temper so I would fly off the handle. They also called me ‘witch’ but I’m sure they meant ‘bitch.’ This was a private Christian school that I attended from the seventh to the eleventh grade. But they didn’t have the best Christian attitude. They were spoiled rotten rich kids. So if you were a little different you didn’t come from money, you were an outcast.”
By OG Collection Exclusive • 4 years ago
Most Famous Authors Who Published in Omni Magazine. Created with: OG Collection.
From 1978 to 1998, OMNI Magazine released countless articles about then-cutting edge science and society, making it one of the most prominent science-related products on the market. Bob Guccione's project came to life thanks to a multitude of regular contributors, writers, and editors.
By OG Collection 9 years ago in Futurism
History of Penthouse Magazine's 1969 American Launch. Created with: OG Collection.
Penthouse began publication as a British magazine, founded on a shoestring in London in 1965 by Bob Guccione, a relatively unknown American artist with no publishing experience. With the assistance of a small, but willing staff, he was able to go against traditional England and, after a controversial beginning, make Penthouse the largest selling quality men's magazine in the history of British publishing.
By OG Collection 9 years ago in Filthy
Penthouse Founder Bob Guccione’s Life Being Turned Into TV Series. Created with: OG Collection.
Penthouse founder Bob Guccione’s rise to the top of the media landscape and fall into financial ruin will be the subject of a new television series, Variety has learned.
By OG Collection 9 years ago in Filthy
