The Male Nude
TASCHEN 25 - Special edition!
While the female nude has long played a concpicuous role in western iconography, the male nude has not always enjoyed such adoration. This collection provides an overdue review of material that at one time could only be bought under the counter, beginning with the anonymous erotica of the 19th century. It features the pioneer homoerotic nude photographs of Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, posing nude youths in classical postures at Taormina in Sicily. It includes illustrations from groundbreaking magazines such as Physique Pictorial, the leading organ of the mid-50s gay scene, and it covers the entire range from classic masters of male nude photography, such as Herbert List, George Platt Lynes or Robert Mapplethorpe, to the pin-up beefcake of the sex magazines.
About the editor:
David Leddick has been an officer in the US army, a dancer with the Metropolitan Opera in New York and creative director of leading cosmetics brands. He has written and edited photographic books and has also been an advertising consultant. He divides his time between Paris, Miami Beach and Montevideo.
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 The Male Nude
Leddick, David W.
Softcover, flaps, 14 x 19.5 cm (5.5 x 7.7 in.), 576 pages $ 14.99 |
- Reviews (5 items)
"Great photographic anthology The Male Nude (TASCHEN Books), which compiles photos from the world's greatest physique photographers."
hour.com, Toronto, United States
hour.com, Toronto, United States
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We love... The Male Nude
Gay Time, United Kingdom, July 01, 2005
Gay Time, United Kingdom, July 01, 2005
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TASCHEN 25 - Special edition! A banquet for the imagination and a feast of the eye |