Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Farrah Fawcett Heats Up the Smithsonian

Farrah Fawcett - Red Swimsuit Poster - 1976 - 20 x 28
And in the Effin Hot Room: The Fawcett Collection
Seen in the poster to the left, this red swimsuit adorning Ms. Fawcett will be donated to the Smithsonian Institutes pop culture museum.  The poster the swimsuit appeared in is one of the most iconic images ever, selling close to 12 million prints.

Unfortunately for Ms. Fawcett's swimsuit, Michael Jackson's bottle of Jheri curl from the music video Bad will be donated to the museum the same day.  We hope this classic piece of Americana lives on and is remembered for generations to come.  We also hope the swimsuit has a special or something on VH1 this time next year.

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