Exposed: A Celebration of the Male Nude from 90 of the World's Greatest Photographers
de Philip Braham (Sous la direction de)

Book Description
These images of 'real' men appeal on many levels - aesthetic, intellectual, sexual and emotional. Printed four-color throughout, the photographs are glorious and irresistibly eye-catching. Every style and subject is presented, from the black and white documentary style of Michael von Grattenreid to the beautifully lit, almost pornographic 70s-style photographs of Clifford Baker or the kitsch masterpieces of Gilbert and George; and from Michael McDevitt's boxers and Tom Bianchi's glamour boys to Trish Morrisey's compelling old man.

Naked Men: Pioneering Male Nudes 1935-1955
de Quentin Crisp (Préface), David Leddick

Book Description
This extraordinary book documents a fascinating moment in the history of American culture--a period in the 1930's, 40's, and 50's that gave birth to new notions of male beauty and desire, and to a new type of male icon. Long before Stonewall and the gay pride movement, there was a small group of daring men--both photographers and the models who sat for them--who helped pave the way for male sexual liberation. Led by the photographer George Platt Lynes, the painter Paul Cadmus, and the arts patron Lincoln Kirstein, this group shattered taboos surrounding the artistic presentation of the male figure. The young subjects of these photographs--who often posed after-hours in studios officially used for fashion shoots--were in essence the first true male models. In a perfect complement to the intimacy of these early nudes, photographs are included of these men today. The pictures and stories in Naked Men are as relevant and evocative today as they were a half a century ago.

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Long before Stonewall and the gay pride movement, a small, tightly knit group of daring men helped pave the way for male sexual liberation. Through extraordinary research, David Leddick has traced the modeling careers of these artists, writers, and photographers, from the 1930s to the 1950s, as they gave birth to new notions of male beauty and desire. Profiles include Yul Brenner, Tennessee Williams, and Paul Cadmus. 90 photos.

About the author
David Leddick began his career as a dancer at the Metropolitan Opera of New York and subsequently worked as a creative director for Revlon and L'Oréal advertising. He is currently an advertising consultant. His first novel, My Worst Date, was published in 1996. He divides his time between Paris and Miami Beach.

Ethan Winslow took the contemporary portraits of the living models for this book. A photographer and writer who has lived in England, New Guinea, Ireland, and the United States, Winslow currently resides in Baltimore and has just completed his first novel.

Black: The African Male Nude in Art Photography
de David Lee Klein, Stef Deklerk, Leonard Zett, Calvin C. Anderson (Photographies), Paul Dahlquist (Photographies)

Book Description
Only African and African-American top male nude models are presented in this collection in all their strength, beauty, dignity and cultural heritage. The first chapter concentrates on young traditional Zulu warriors. Includes contributions from some of the best international erotic art photographers.

Naked Men, Too
de David Leddick

Book Description
A remarkable sequel to the Lambda award-winning Naked Men: Pioneering Male Nudes 1900-1950, Naked Men, Too, exposes the breakthrough nude male photography and art that changed the perception of male beauty. Focusing on the work of influential photographers such as George Platt Lynes, Robert Mapplethorpe, Harriet Leibowitz, and Bruce Weber, author David Leddick chronicles the visual revolution that paralleled social and sexual liberation since the late 1950's. With brief biographies of the models, including early renegades like Yves St. Laurent, Joe Dallesandro, Rupert Everett and more-this provocative book features reproductions of the original photos alongside portraits of the models today. This dynamic history of male nudity in art and advertising is for all audiences, gay and straight.

About the author
David Leddick is the author of Naked Men and Men in the Sun, both from Universe Publishing.

The Homoerotic Photograph: Male Images from Durieu/Delacroix to Mapplethorpe
de George Stambolian (Préface), Allen Ellenzweig

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Gathered here are 127 beautiful and provocative duotone photographs that reflect the wide-ranging history of male homoeroticism as revealed by the camera--amply suggesting spiritual, physical, and intellectual exchange between men. To accompany these images, Ellenzweig offers a detailed account of the multiple and complex meanings of the homoerotic, from the 1850s to today.

Self-Exposure: The Male Nude Self-Portrait
de Reed Massengill

Black: The African Male Nude In Art Photography
de Volker Janssen (Photographies)

Al Urban: American Photography of the Male Nude 1940-1970
de Al Urban