Pets - 16x20 Screen Print

The ‘60s and ’70s were a golden age of creativity. From the peak of magazine distribution to the rise of accessible movie cameras, people were suddenly exposed to more entertainment—and more freedom—than ever before. We look back on that era with a deep sense of nostalgia, because today’s digital world has replaced the anticipation and joy of discovery that came with physical media.

Inspired by the wild, unpredictable charm of classified ads from that time, we began creating a new series that reimagines those ads by incorporating our own photography into them. It’s our way of introducing a new audience to an experience that has quietly faded away.

While  these ads have appeared on our clothing in the past, we are thrilled that—for the very first time—they are now available as standalone art prints.

Details

• Printed on 16”×20” rigid, acid-free mounting board
• Printed artwork area approximately 12”×16”
• Perfectly sized for standard, readily available frames
• Each piece is hand-printed by us—DIY all the way
• Every print is personally signed by us

Director Raphael Nussbaum released "Pets" in 1973 and starred Joan Blackman, Candice Rialson & Ed Bishop(who went on to great mainstream movie/tv success). During the height of the adult film theater era, Pets enjoyed a long run across the United States and was one of the most promoted adult films of the 70s. This shirt design takes a real ad for this film and is reimagined using our own photography.

From IMDB

Naive, but brash and sultry teenage runaway Bonnie finds herself lost and adrift in America. The lovely young lass runs afoul of a colorful array of evil oddballs who all treat her like an object: violent criminal Pat makes Bonnie help her kidnap the middle-aged Dan Daubrey; domineering lesbian painter Geraldine Mills wants Bonnie to be her kept girl and uses her as a model; and wicked misogynistic rich sicko Vincent Stackman desires poor Bonnie as the ultimate prized possession in his menagerie of caged female animals he keeps locked up in the basement of his swanky remote mansion.