Klaw and Kramer were found guilty upon trial, but the jury’s verdict was later overturned by the Federal Court of Appeals. They were both indicted on June 27, 1963, and subsequently freed on bail.
In the 1950’s and early 1960’s, Irving Klaw and Kramer frequently faced criminal charges from the federal government, primarily conspiracy to use the U.S. She frequently supervised the shooting sessions, arranging the poses, and tied up the models herself.
Devoted to her brother, Paula served as his right arm. Klaw was assisted in running the company by his sister, Paula, and her husband Jack Kramer. Despite the flood of bondage photos turned out by numerous rivals, many connoisseurs still consider Klaw’s work to be the most appealing and definitive bondage photos of all time. If a model showed up for a shooting session with a run in her stockings, not carrying spare hosiery, Klaw would cancel the shooting, pay the model, and send her home. He hired photographers and models to produce the photos, and he was a perfectionist. His output far outstripped the combined product of all his competitors. The new business boomed, and Klaw remained the king of the genre. The business flourished, but the best was yet to come: In the late 1940’s, Klaw added a new and startling type of picture to his stock – photos of pretty young females tied up and gagged and dressed in bizarre leather, rubber and satin wardrobes thus was born commercial bondage photography.
PIN STACKS IN IRVING MOVIE
The photos began outselling the books and in 1939 he renamed his store “Irving Klaw Pin-up Photos” and his outdoor sign touted: “Pin-up photos of your favorite movie stars, latest movie scenes, bathing beauties, popular cowboy stars and vocalists, bandleaders.
Irving Klaw was born in Brooklyn in 1911 and began his career as the owner of a book and photo store on 14th Street in Lower Manhattan. The surprising private life of Betty Page, the all-time favorite bondage model, is revealed as well as the story of the government’s relentless efforts to stamp out the Klaws’ booming business. In an exclusive interview with Paula Klaw, Gloria uncovers the fascinating birth of commercial bondage photography in the U.S. By Gloria Leonard, originally published in High Society, October 1980
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