02401cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000180011324500230013126400510015430000470020533600260025233700260027833800360030449000720034050000310041250801090044352012960055253400450184865300200189365300180191383000720193185600430200399900170204632345UtSlPG20260610133734.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aParker, Lewis14aThe Animated Pinup 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy July 1953.  aRelease date is 2010-05-12  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Animated Pinup" by Lewis Parker is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The book centers around the fantastical premise of a man, Willy, who creates a stunning female figure through his artistic skills, only to discover that she becomes animate and possesses her own consciousness. It explores themes of imagination, the relationships between creator and creation, and the boundaries of artistic expression.  The story unfolds when James Crisp, an agent for artists, receives a frantic call from Willy, who is distressed over his latest creation, a life-sized drawing of a woman named Red. Willy's artistic obsession leads him to a dilemma where he must confront the reality of his feelings for Red, who exists as a physical embodiment of his imagination and cannot be treated as a typical woman due to her unique nature. As the narrative progresses, Crisp finds himself dragged into Willy's world of creative madness where he ultimately must help Willy realize his desires, leading to a shocking and surreal conclusion about the nature of existence, reality, and artistry. The combination of humor, imaginative premise, and a touch of existentialism creates an engaging read that invites reflection on the power of creation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories 0aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy July 1953.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32345  c73191d73191