Naked Men Illustrated

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Showing of 18 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. David Leddick's "Naked Men" is a most unusual collection of nude photography.

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Leddick's expressed intent is to chronicle the early history of photographing unclothed men, and he sets about it in two divergent ways. The narrative centers around the photographer George Platt Lynes , the creator of many of the photographs reproduced in the volume, and his circle of like-minded friends in early twentieth-century New York, including the artist Paul Cadmus still living , and the recently deceased arts impresario Lincoln Kirstein.

Although the pictures of course hold a strong homoerotic appeal and many of the subjects were romantically and physically entwined with their photographers and each other, the book is not a gay history.

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In fact, there is not enough history included in the text, which is framed by large expanses of blank page and ceases for much of the book. The inclusion of brief histories and present-day, or at least more recent, photographs of the models is Leddick's second main innovation, and is indeed effective--the juxtaposition of the men in their youthful beauty and their serene, still handsome older selves offers surprising, often moving revelations to the viewer and reader. Yet here again, one wishes that more of them were allowed to speak for themselves.

The photographs included are large and beautifully reproduced a eye-popping highlight is one of a very young Yul Brynner , but it is downright churlish to offer a smoldering picture of a half-undressed Jack Fontan, state that it is "one of a series of photos in which the subject performs In short, this is a book that, overall, has an effect exactly like many of its photographs--it tantalizes, but in the end leaves one a bit unsatisfied. David Leddick, who has given us many books on the naked male, had a brilliant idea for this one: The result is a stunning success.

Of more interest, at least to me, is the biographical information about each of the models, their occupations, whether they married or not, what they are doing now and if they are alive--most of them were at the time Mr. Leddick began his research. Many of the photographs are by George Platt Lynes, who apparently never took a bad picture and to whom every subsequent photographer of the nude male owes a tremendous debt.

No photographer since Lynes has lit the human body with such skill and beauty. There are unknown models here but some big names as well: Two of my favorite photographs: My favorite quote from the written material: That used to be the handsomest man in New York. He could have included our bodies as well. Great book with an artistic assortment of classic male nudes.

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What makes this one different than your typical book of vintage nudes? This book combines stories and updated photographs of the men who did it first. Quite a wonderful and fascinating book-- as well as a trip down memory lane.



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Many full page portraits-- a great coffee table book. The sexual objectification of women for profit is in direct contradiction with efforts to eradicate the exploitation of women. When corporates, whose primary goal is to sell a product, attempt to capitalise on a social movement or cause, we should absolutely be wary of their motives.



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