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1000 Nudes: A History of Erotic Photography from 1839-1939
Hans-Michael Koetzle
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Description for 1000 Nudes: A History of Erotic Photography from 1839-1939
Hardcover. The history of nude photography is the history of people's fascination with the topic. This book offers a cross-section of the history of nude photography, ranging from the earliest nude daguerrotypes and ethnographic nude photographs to experimental nude photography. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AJCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 162 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1288.
The history of nude photography is the history of people's fascination with the topic. Indeed, the photographic depiction of the human body is the only subject that has enthralled photographers, theoreticians, and consumers over such a long period-more than 150 years. No other motif is as prevalent as this one during all the phases of development comprising the history of photography, no other is present, whatever the technique, and is a subject of discussion within the context of nearly all aesthetic movements. Nor has any other pictorial topic produced such a variety of specialities as the nude: from the ethnological ... Read more
The history of nude photography is the history of people's fascination with the topic. Indeed, the photographic depiction of the human body is the only subject that has enthralled photographers, theoreticians, and consumers over such a long period-more than 150 years. No other motif is as prevalent as this one during all the phases of development comprising the history of photography, no other is present, whatever the technique, and is a subject of discussion within the context of nearly all aesthetic movements. Nor has any other pictorial topic produced such a variety of specialities as the nude: from the ethnological ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1289g
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Cologne, Germany
ISBN
9783836554466
SKU
V9783836554466
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99-17
About Hans-Michael Koetzle
Hans-Michael Koetzle is a Munich-based freelance author and journalist, focusing mainly on history and the aesthetics of photography. He has published numerous books on photography, including Die Zeitschrift twen (1995), Photo Icons (2001), Das Lexikon der Fotografen (2002), and Rene Burri (2004). Uwe Scheid (1944-2000) collected artistic and erotic photographs of nudes, dating mainly from photographys early days and from ... Read more
Reviews for 1000 Nudes: A History of Erotic Photography from 1839-1939
Fascinating for what it tells us about the history of body images and social codes.