Pro Arts
Company type | Poster company |
---|---|
Defunct | Liquidated in 1984 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mike Trikilis, Ted Trikilis |
Products | Entertainment posters |
Pro Arts (1967–1984) was a
Small beginning
Mike and Ted Trikilis dropped out of
Poster company of the stars
Ted Trikilis would call agents to get permission to use
Swimsuit poster
In April 1976, Ted was planting trees on his apple farm when one of his neighbor's kids mentioned that he and his friends were buying women's magazines to get pictures of a then-unknown blond beauty, Farrah Fawcett. Ted knew he had a good lead and quickly made the arrangements to get a shoot with Fawcett. Ted wanted a bikini shot, but Fawcett instead used a one-piece red swimsuit to hide a large scar on her stomach.[2] The poster, with Fawcett's right nipple protruding visibly against the swimsuit material, was released around the same time as the TV series starring Fawcett Charlie's Angels aired. Having prominent nipples displayed for the first time on a poster in the US, it went on to sell millions of copies - unheard of in the poster business. This became known as the "Farrah Phenomenon" and it propelled Pro Arts into a multi-million-dollar company.
Downfall
The Farrah Phenomenon attracted new stars to Pro Arts who wanted to duplicate Farrah's success. This and a deal with
When the dust settled Ted Trikilis spent months going over just what happened and after viewing the paperwork claims that his own attorneys in cahoots with the legal system decided to tear apart Pro Arts for their own material gain.[3] He eventually wrote a book, The Unindicted: From Farrah to Fraud, the True Story, where he went on to claim that double-crossing lawyers, inept Federal judges, crooked investors and the New York Mafia played their roles in dismantling Pro Arts.
References
- ^ a b c Kevin Hoffman (2007). "Touched by an Angel". clevescene.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Famous Pictures Magazine - Farrah Fawcett's swimsuit poster". Famous Pictures Magazine. 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ASIN B0006P7UY8.