The New Dezer Collection Museum & Pavilion to Host Bunny Yeager's Pin-ups

Written by Clint Overfield Saturday, 12 November 2011 22:26

Miami, Florida.-  The Dezer Schauhalle Miami (the Museum & Pavilion’s contemporary art showcase) marks the initial phase of the multi-faceted facility with the exhibition “ Bunny Yeager : Retrospective to the Future”, on view from November 18th through February 29th 2012. The exhibition provides a retrospective of this Miami photographer and includes never-before-seen works. Curated by international art critic and Berlin-based curator, Helmut Schuster, the Dezer Schauhalle will be the initial phase of the 250,000-square-foot art and automobile museum developed by prominent New York/South Florida developer and collector Michael Dezer.  International art collectors and enthusiasts, as well as local influencers, will be in attendance to pay tribute to one of the leading figures of twentieth-century photography and view 220 of her photos, including self-portraits and photos of Bettie Page , taken from the fifties, sixties and seventies.

Most of the featured works have been printed for the first time and over 100 of them have never before been seen. The invitation-only grand opening will feature a 1950’s flair, including “Bunny Yeager” cocktails passed by cocktail waitresses outfitted by the artist herself; live jazz guitarist Fernando Ulibarri and vocalist Renee Fiallos; and a screening of '100 Girls by Bunny Yeager', a documentary with behind-the-scenes footage on Yeager's photo sessions, presented by Cinematheque Miami Beach at the indoor drive-in movie theatre. “I am thrilled to open the Dezer Schauhalle with one of Miami’s most remarkable icons, Bunny Yeager,” says Dezer. “She is truly unlike any artist in the world and sets the stage for what is to come at the Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion.” Once hailed as one of the most photographed models of Miami’s thriving beach scene, Yeager transitioned to the other side of the camera in the 1950s, where she soon became credited for her iconic pin-up photographs and discovery of some of the period’s most famous models, such as Bettie Page.  While Yeager is most notable for the defining role she played in capturing the glamour of the pin-up era, she is still recognized as a skillful, artistic photographer with expert technical skills in lighting and composition that remain unrivaled today. “It is an honor to showcase hundreds of Bunny Yeager’s unseen photographs for the first time,” says Schuster.  “Guests will delight in her erotic-urban style and be captivated by the memories of postwar generations that are reflected in her works.”


Bunny Yeager (born Linnea Eleanor Yeager; March 13, 1930) is an American photographer and former pin-up model. Born in Wilkinsburg,Pennsylvania , U.S. Yeager became one of the most photographed models in Miami . After retiring from modeling, she began her career behind the camera. She met Bettie Page in 1954, and took most of her photographs of her that year. Along with photographer Irving Klaw , Yeager played a role in helping to make Page famous, particularly with her photos in Playboy magazine. Yeager is also credited with discovering the model Lisa Winters . Following Page's retirement, Yeager remained a successful photographer. She took the well-known still images of Ursula Andress on the beach in the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No , and discovered many other notable models. In 1968 she played the role of a Swedish masseuse opposite Frank Sinatra in Lady In Cement .

Yeager was played by Sarah Paulson in the 2005 film The Notorious Bettie Page . She was also featured on a CNN story about the 60th anniversary of the bikini .

The soon-to-open, complete Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion , will feature over 1,000 of the most unique and eclectic vehicles held in any private collection in the world. In addition to the extraordinary collection of vehicles and memorabilia, the Museum offers a one-of-a-kind event venue, the Dezer Showplace, with 75,000 square feet of event and entertainment space that can accommodate up to 1,500 guests. Visit the museum's website at ... www.dezerschauhalle.com.

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