Dolores Erickson
Encyclopedia
Dolores Erickson is a model
and artist
. She came to prominence by appearing as a model
on a number of album cover
s, most notably Whipped Cream & Other Delights
(1965) by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
.
in Seattle. While there with her friend, the fashion coordinator of the store asked Erickson to compete as well. This led her to additional modeling work and a few beauty pageants, including being voted "Miss Longshoreman" in Seattle for Seafair.
Erickson started college at the University of Washington
, but while on a vacation to San Francisco, she applied for a job as a model for Macy's
. She decided to leave school and model as a career.
Erickson later became a model with the Ford Modeling Agency doing photo shoots for fashion layouts and cosmetics companies such as Max Factor
. She appeared on album covers for artists such as Cy Coleman
(Piano Witchcraft), Nat King Cole
(The Touch of Your Lips), and The Sandpipers
(Guantanamera).
Alpert and Jerry Moss
, his business partner in A&M records
, were originally not impressed with the sketches of the cover but they agreed to it. The photo shoot was done in one afternoon with Erickson covered with shaving cream
with a dollop of whipped cream
on her head. Erickson was three months pregnant at the time of the photo shoot, which could have increased her bust size, although she felt that there had been no visible change. As shoot progressed, the shaving cream began to slide down her breasts slightly. Whorf had taken a couple pictures of this and sent the proofs, along with numerous other shots, to Erickson for her portfolio. When she saw the more risqué pictures, she took them over to a girlfriend's house and hid them behind her refrigerator because she didn't want her husband to find them. Initially, Alpert felt an image like that "was maybe pushing it a little too far...I thought the censors would be down on it. But in 2006 it looks pretty darn tame.”http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/10/060410ta_talk_paumgarten
Erickson has been divorced twice. She was last married to attorney Robert Hufthines. She has one son, Brett. She currently resides in Kelso, Washington
.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. She came to prominence by appearing as a model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
on a number of album cover
Album cover
An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
s, most notably Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Whipped Cream and Other Delights is a 1965 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, called "Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass" for this album, released on A&M Records...
(1965) by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert
Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...
.
Modeling
Erickson started her modeling career in 1952 at the age of 15 by going with a friend to a modeling contest for a department store, Frederick & NelsonFrederick & Nelson
Frederick & Nelson was a department store chain in the northwestern United States, based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1891 as a furniture store, it later expanded to sell other types of merchandise. The company was acquired by Marshall Field & Company in 1929...
in Seattle. While there with her friend, the fashion coordinator of the store asked Erickson to compete as well. This led her to additional modeling work and a few beauty pageants, including being voted "Miss Longshoreman" in Seattle for Seafair.
Erickson started college at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, but while on a vacation to San Francisco, she applied for a job as a model for Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
. She decided to leave school and model as a career.
Erickson later became a model with the Ford Modeling Agency doing photo shoots for fashion layouts and cosmetics companies such as Max Factor
Max Factor
Max Factor & Company is a cosmetics company, founded during 1909 by Maksymilian Faktorowicz , Max Factor, a Polish-Jewish cosmetician. Max Factor & Company was a related, two-family, multi-generational international cosmetics company before its sale in 1973 for $500 million dollars...
. She appeared on album covers for artists such as Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.-Life and career:He was born Seymour Kaufman on June 14, 1929, in New York City to Eastern European Jewish parents, and was raised in the Bronx. His mother, Ida was an apartment landlady and his father was a brickmason...
(Piano Witchcraft), Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
(The Touch of Your Lips), and The Sandpipers
The Sandpipers
The Sandpipers were an American easy listening trio/quartet, who carved a niche in 1960s folk rock. They are best remembered for their cover version of "Guantanamera", which became a transatlantic Top 10 hit in 1966, and their Top 20 hit "Come Saturday Morning" from the soundtrack of the film The...
(Guantanamera).
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Erickson had known Herb Alpert long before Whipped Cream and watched part of the recording of The Lonely Bull album in Alpert's garage in 1962. Erickson and Alpert were members of a group of friends that included art director Peter Whorf.Alpert and Jerry Moss
Jerry Moss
Jerome S. "Jerry" Moss is an American recording executive, best known for being the co-founder of A&M Records, along with trumpeter and bandleader Herb Alpert....
, his business partner in A&M records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
, were originally not impressed with the sketches of the cover but they agreed to it. The photo shoot was done in one afternoon with Erickson covered with shaving cream
Shaving cream
Shaving cream is a substance that is applied to the face or wherever else hair grows, to provide lubrication and avoid razor burn during shaving. Shaving cream is often bought in a spray can, but can also be purchased in tubs or tubes. Shaving cream in a can is commonly dispensed as a foam or a gel...
with a dollop of whipped cream
Whipped cream
Whipped cream is cream that has been beaten by a mixer, whisk, or fork until it is light and fluffy. Whipped cream is often sweetened and sometimes flavored with vanilla, in which case it may be called Chantilly cream or crème Chantilly ....
on her head. Erickson was three months pregnant at the time of the photo shoot, which could have increased her bust size, although she felt that there had been no visible change. As shoot progressed, the shaving cream began to slide down her breasts slightly. Whorf had taken a couple pictures of this and sent the proofs, along with numerous other shots, to Erickson for her portfolio. When she saw the more risqué pictures, she took them over to a girlfriend's house and hid them behind her refrigerator because she didn't want her husband to find them. Initially, Alpert felt an image like that "was maybe pushing it a little too far...I thought the censors would be down on it. But in 2006 it looks pretty darn tame.”http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/10/060410ta_talk_paumgarten
Later years
Starting in 1979, Erickson went on to do more modeling, returned to school for art, and eventually opened her own art studio. She later closed the studio to paint full time.Erickson has been divorced twice. She was last married to attorney Robert Hufthines. She has one son, Brett. She currently resides in Kelso, Washington
Kelso, Washington
Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border...
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