The Male Nude

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Male Nude
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Leddick
SeriesBibliotheca Universalis
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:576
Dimensions(mm): Height 195,Width 140
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
Photographs: collections
ISBN/Barcode 9783836558013
ClassificationsDewey:779
Audience
General
Edition Multilingual edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Taschen GmbH
Imprint Taschen GmbH
Publication Date 24 November 2022
Publication Country Germany

Description

While the female nude has long played a conspicuous role in western iconography, the male nude has not always enjoyed such attention, or acceptance. This ode to the male physique celebrates the evolving, at one time illicit, art form from anonymous 19th century erotica through to contemporary work from David Hockney and Duane Michaels. Through the classic, the playful, and the provocative, it explores the compositions, postures, and role-playing of this often under-explored genre. Esteemed masters such as Herbert List, George Platt Lynes or Robert Mapplethorpe are all there, alongside Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, famed for his homoerotic images of nude youths in classical postures in Sicily. Further highlights include illustrations from Physique Pictorial, the leading organ of the mid-50s gay scene and a pioneer in gay publishing. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

The definitive anthology of the male nude, right up to the present day. * The Mirror *