earlier porn art

They were an explosion of graphic design, cheating audiences with promises of raunchy scenes that never materialised. Collector Tony Nourmand reveals the real sordid truth about X-rated movie posters.

Was there more imagination/art in the 1970's and 1980's titillation than there is today? I think maybe so, but I have to factor in my age.

PS: Wonderful quote from film critic Roger Ebert when assessing the popularly-whispered-about "Deep Throat" and its nom de plume star Linda Lovelace: ‘It is all very well and good for Linda Lovelace, the star of the movie, to advocate sexual freedom; but the energy she brings to her role is less awesome than discouraging. If you have to work this hard at sexual freedom, maybe it isn’t worth the effort.’