For the interview in Legs That Dance To Elmer's Tune (1998). She did not possess the kind of beauty that was conventional, nor was she slim as the models from the magazine, yet for the artist, there was something in her eyes that not many men could resist. At the time, the provocative photos were considered controversial.īatters married his favorite foot model Caruschka. Once he left the navy, the artist decided to publish his photographs himself because he saw it was uncharted territory and an untapped market. While serving on board several ships, Batters, to his complete shock, realized that other sailors did not share his love for a unique fetish and that it would not be accepted.
The World of Foot FetishĮlmer Batters, born in 1919 in Milwaukee, served in the United States Navy from 1941 till his eventual discharge when he began pursuing a career in photography. Batters' works became the inspiration for generations of young artists, including masters of erotic art, Helmut Newton and Allen Jones. The photographs of scantily dressed women with the focus on their legs became a form of erotic entertainment that was quite controversial at the time. Often featuring elements of burlesque, the photographs today have certain innocence, as they are considered quite tame for the aesthetic of the 21st century. Batters' somewhat innocent works were responsible for popularizing fetish photography and elevating it to art.
In the sixties, the foot fetish was not discussed but considered an illicit pass time. American Elmer Batters was a pioneer fetish photographer who brought into the spotlight the beauty of women's legs, stockings, and especially feet.
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