Tom Poulton. The Secret Art of an English Gentleman
The secret art of an English gentleman
Thomas Leycester Poulton was an English magazine and medical book illustrator, born in 1897. Upon his death in 1963 it was discovered he was also a prolific and imaginative erotic artist who produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of women proudly and exuberantly displaying themselves in ways shocking to conservative post-war Britain. The archive remained hidden until the 1990s, when a collector of erotic artifacts passed it on to a fellow collector willing to share it with the world. Though Tom Poulton`s work tells us much about English society between 1948 and 1963, there is a universal quality to these images of joyous, uninhibited sexuality that transcends time and place.
About the editor:
Dian Hanson is TASCHEN’s sexy book editor. As a 25-year veteran of men’s magazine publishing, she edited titles including Puritan, OUI, Outlaw Biker, Juggs, and Leg Show. Her many books for TASCHEN include The Big Book of Breasts and The Big Penis Book.
About the author:
Jamie Maclean is the founder of The Erotic Print Society, a niche publishing house, and since 1994 has kept busy publishing a large range of books on erotic art, photography and fiction. He lives in London, England.
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Tom Poulton. The Secret Art of an English Gentleman
Hanson, Dian (ED)
Maclean, Jamie Hardcover, 21 x 29.3 cm (8.3 x 11.5 in.), 224 pages, $ 39.99 ISBN: 978-3-8228-3062-8
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Availability: Not in Stock |
- Reviews (21 items)
The Joy of Fucking. Tom Poulton: The Secret Art of an English Gentleman reveals an seemingly conservative chap's surprising jaunt into visual erotica.
Hustler, Los Angeles, United States
Hustler, Los Angeles, United States
- Clippings (17 items)
The Joy of Fucking
Hustler, United States, November 01, 2006
Hustler, United States, November 01, 2006
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