Product Description

Celebrated by artists in Classical and Renaissance times, but ignored in recent centuries, the male nude is rediscovered here by photographers from around the world. The images in this collection have been selected for their visual and historical impact, and provide a survey of the male nude from 1850 to the 21st century. The images come from many different categories - sports and dance, fashion and advertising, contemporary art and erotica. The photographers include Imogen Cunningham Fred Holland Day, David Hockney, Horst P. Horst, Nick Knight, Robert Mapplethorpe, Pierre Molinier, Eadweard Muybridge, Pierre et Gilles, Man Ray, Jan Saudek, Arthur Tress, Ellen von Unwerth and Andy Warhol.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1156252 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 108 pages

Customer Reviews

I can't praise this book highly enough. Excellent!
This sumptuously produced volume exudes quality from the thickness of the dust-jacket, to the high-gloss paper used throughout and of course to the selection of the images used.

The author has put together a selection of photographs, one from each photographer, representing a century of differing styles used to present the male form in photographs. There are some sublimely beautiful images to be seen in this collection, many not seen in books before.

Each plate is accompanied by some details of the photographer, the model and the meaning of each portrayal. In the index at the rear, each photographer is catalogued, and there is a contact e-mail or web address as appropriate. This clearly gives the reader the opportunity to follow-up any artists of particular interest.

A brilliant book to occupy a place of merit on anyone's coffee-table.

A perfect "Coffee Table" item for the more broad-minded
A truly fascinating look at the photographic portrayal of the male form across the last century. Some stunningly beautiful images accompanied by excellent narrative on the featured pictures and their originators.

We shared the book with friends who simply had to go out and order their own copies!!