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020 $a9781551523705
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050 4 $aHQ1219$b.C53 2010
050 4 $aGV546.6.W64$bC53 2010
055 00 $aHQ1219$bC53 2010 fol.
082 04 $a306.4/613$222
100 1 $aChapman, David L.,$d1948-
245 10 $aVenus with biceps :$ba pictorial history of muscular women /$cDavid L. Chapman & Patricia Vertinsky.
260 $aVancouver :$bArsenal Press,$cc2010.
300 $a359 p. :$bill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
530 $aAlso available in electronic format.
520 $a"Over the past 100 years, the image of the physically strong, confident, muscular woman has been the object of derision, fascination, and erotic fantasy; she is often portrayed, in both photography and illustration, as a sexy dominatrix, sexless mannequin, or sideshow freak. In this collection of rare archival images from the late 19th to mid-20th century, authors David L. Chapman and Patricia Vertinsky trace the peculiar yet fascinating history of muscular women in popular culture. One of the battlefields in this cultural conflict appeared in popular imagery: posters, advertisements, comic books, magazine illustrations, and (most particularly) photography all offered outlets of expression for many muscular women. Until quite recently, however, such females were packaged for the general public as physical monstrosities, lesbian man-haters, kinky sex objects, or beautiful living statues. At the same time, many women, including those in the emerging female bodybuilder community, have had to fight hard to reclaim the image of female muscularity as their own. Featuring some 200 full-color and black-and-white illustrations, many never before published, Venus with biceps is a beautiful and historically significant book about gender, image, social expectations, and female power."--Back cover.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Muscularity and the female body / Patricia Vertinsky -- Foremothers -- Pumping wood -- Pursuing the healthy life -- Wonder women -- From figure to physique -- Conclusion : let's get physical.
650 0 $aWomen bodybuilders$xHistory.
650 0 $aWomen bodybuilders$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aWomen in popular culture$xHistory.
650 0 $aWomen athletes$xHistory.
650 0 $aPhotography of women.
650 6 $aFemmes culturistes$xHistoire.
650 6 $aFemmes culturistes$vOuvrages illustrés.
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast
655 7 $aPictorial works.$2fast
700 1 $aVertinsky, Patricia Anne,$d1942-
988 $a20110202
049 $aSLRR
906 $0OCLC