This is the first comprehensive study of homoeroticism and male homosexuality in the history of photography. Daguerre’s invention of photography was quickly adapted by men as a gay art form. \ \ Pierre Borhan provides a fast-paced overview of the principal themes in 19th-century homoerotic photography. \ \ Olivier Saillard surveys the homoerotic urge in fashion photography, from layouts in Vogue and other fashion magazines to the tongue-in-cheek advertising campaigns of Calvin Klein and other...
This is the first comprehensive study of homoeroticism and male homosexuality in the history of photography. Daguerre's invention of photography was quickly adapted by men as a gay art form. Pierre Borhan provides a fast-paced overview of the principal themes in 19th-century homoerotic photography. Olivier Saillard surveys the homoerotic urge in fashion photography, from layouts in Vogue and other fashion magazines to the tongue-in-cheek advertising campaigns of Calvin Klein and other fashion icons. Gilles Mora has sought out rare and unpublished prints by such seminal photographers as Horst, Mapplethorpe, and Herb Ritts.