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Man to Man: A History of Gay Photography (Male Photography)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.23
EAN: 9780865651869
ISBN: 0865651868
Label: Vendome Press
Manufacturer: Vendome Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: October 01, 2007
Publisher: Vendome Press
Studio: Vendome Press
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Editorial Review:
This is the first comprehensive study of homoeroticism and male homosexuality in the history of photography. Daguerres invention of photography was quickly adapted by men as a gay art form. Pierre Borhan provides a fast-paced overview of the principal themes in 19th-century homoerotic photography. Olivier Saillard surveys the homoerotic urge in fashion photography, from layouts in Vogue and other fashion magazines to the tongue-in-cheek advertising campaigns of Calvin Klein and other fashion icons. Gilles Mora has sought out rare and unpublished prints by such seminal photographers as Horst, Mapplethorpe, and Herb Ritts.
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Rating: - Man to Man
I am enjoying over and over the insightful photos and stories about the men and the photographers.
Rating:  - A beautiful book, but not perfect
Man to Man: A History of Gay Photography has lofty ambitions - seeking in 300 pages and through approximately 500 photographs to chronicle the entire history of homosexuals in photograph. It's an ambitious goal, and the result is a beautiful, hefty coffee table book that in many ways succeeds, but in some ways falls short.
The area where this book shines is in its huge collection of photos from many different eras. The collection begins with the early photographs of the Victorian era ... Read More
Rating:  - A Comprehensive, Intelligent, and Elegant Photographic History
MAN TO MAN: A HISTORY OF GAY PHOTOGRAPHY in the much awaited compendium that explores in depth the history of gay photography while providing an important sociological treatise illustrated by some of the finest reproductions of early daguerreotypes to the luminous black and white and full color artworks of today. Author Pierre Borhan sets the pace for the book in an enlightening Foreword 'Coming to Terms' in which he succinctly gives an overview of the chances taken, the fears, the bravery and the ... Read More
Rating: - Exceptional overview of gay photography
Large format book with thoughtful chronologically organized history and a great range of photographs illustrating male nude photography and the increasingly "out" elements of both the subjects and the photographers. By no means emphasizing either frontal nude or erotic compositions, but rather (refreshingly) the ART of photography within the gay male perspective. Some classic and well-known photographs, but a great many you will not have seen elsewhere and will appreciate in terms of the range of subject, ... Read More
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