The Jokers’ slicked-back pompadours, like the one being carefully combed here, and their clothing echoed the greaser style, a rebellious youth subculture that was promoted by cinematic antiheroes of the era. Role models included Marlon Brando’s portrayal of a motorcycle gang member in <em>The Wild One </em>(1953) and James Dean as a troubled teen in <em>Rebel without a Cause </em>(1955). The “bad boy” image flouted the aspirational role model of the time, the upwardly mobile white-collar worker in a business suit and short haircut.

  • द्वारा Bruce Davidson (American, b. 1933)
  • दिनांक 1959
  • अधिकार: Copyrighted

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gelatin silver print
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Photograph
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