Description: Physique: Classic Photographs of Naked Athletes. Peter Kuhnst. Contributions by Walter Borgers. Softcover. Thames & Hudson publishers. 2004.176 pages. 11" x 10". ISBN 050028475x.Excellent condition. The binding is square and tight. The pages are clean, no markings, no creasing or tears. The covers are clean with minimal wear.Free domestic shipping USPS Media Mail. A sensual, visually opulent photographic history of the nude athlete. The history of sports is also a history of nude photography. Sports and gamesindeed all forms of physical culturehave always been practiced in a state of at least semi-nudity. Yet never before have the sensual and erotic aspects of sports been celebrated with such enthusiasm as they are today. Peter Kuhnst's thoughtful selection of images traces the history of the nude athlete in photography from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. From Eadweard Muybridge's motion studies of runners and javelin throwers, through European Naturism, the painterly photography of Pictorialism, and Leni Riefenstahl's work under the Third Reich, to stunning contemporary photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, and Annie Leibovitz, the list of photographers is long and varied, and their styles range from traditional to rebellious to humorous to provocative. This sumptuous and beautifully printed survey is sure to captivate both lovers of fine photography and sports fans. With 160 photographs in color and duotone by: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Diana Blok Lynn Davis Thomas Eakins Greg Gorman Andre Kertesz Annie Leibovitz Herbert List Robert Mapplethorpe Eadweard Muybridge Leni Riefenstahl Herb Ritts Frank Eugene Smith Bruce Weber and many others. Contrary to what one might suppose from its title, this lavish portfolio does not compile nude portraits of celebrity sports figures or body-builder enthusiasts. Rather, most of the pictures included portray the health/hygiene and nature spirituality aspects of the multiform clothing-free movement from its earliest days. Together with a highly informative text, the pictures make evident the relevance of the values and practices of naturist/nudist groups for modern dance, film, art, gymnastics, and the recreational conventions of the larger popular culture. The high quality reproductions are printed on heavy photographic-quality paper and bound in an oversize volume by a firm in Switzerland specializing in the publication of art books. Kuhnst is Professor of Sports Science at the University of Bochum (Germany).
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Book Title: Physique: Classic Photographs of Naked Athletes
Original Language: English
Item Length: 10 in
Vintage: No
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Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 11 in
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated
Topic: Artists, Cultural History, Erotic Photography, Fine Arts, Fitness, LGBT Studies, Lifestyle, Photographers, Popular Culture, Sports Photography, Sports Science
Item Width: 1 in
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2004
Type: Picture Book
Author: Peter Kuhnst
Genre: Adult & Erotic, Art & Culture, History, Imagery, Leisure, Hobbies & Lifestyle, LGBT, Photography, Physiology, Sexuality, Sports
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Item Weight: 45 oz
Number of Pages: 176
