Pictures and Passions
A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts
by James M. Saslow
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"Pictures and Passions is the first comprehensive survey of gay and lesbian visual expression in all media, from the dawn of time to the present day. Superseding more narrowly focused studies, this sweeping overview - encompassing art by, for, or about lesbians and gays - scans a panorama of visual images across the world and across time, from Europe and North America to China and Australia, from the Stone Age to the Stonewall riot and beyond."--BOOK JACKET.
"Intended as a thoughtful introduction for the general reader, the book will also appeal to students, artists, and all those interested in visual pleasures of remarkable variety and sophistication."--BOOK JACKET.
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Homosexuality in art, Beeldende kunsten, Lesbiennes, Homoseksuelen, Geschichte, Homosexualité dans l'art, Homosexualität, Kunst, Gay, Lesbian artists, Gay erotic art, Gay artists, Motiv (Kunst), Homosexualität <Motiv>, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, LGBTQ art & artists, LGBTQ history, collection:randy_shilts_award=finalist, Homosexuality and artShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts
February 1, 2001, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts
1999, Viking
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Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts
May 20, 1999, Viking
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"Classica antiquity-the world of ancient Greece and its cultural god child, the Roman Empire-was saturated with a positive appreciation of eros itself the Greek name for the god of love"
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Pictures and Passions is a sweeping panorama of art by, for, or about gays and lesbians across the world and across time, from Europe and North America to China and Australia, from the Stone Age to the Stonewall riot and beyond. This book breaks down the walls of prejudice and silence that have long imprisoned a visual heritage rich in beauty, passion, and humor.Through prehistoric and classical times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Stonewall, and today, James M. Saslow explores the flowering of lesbian and gay art and experience. Included here are non-Western cultures (Asia and Islam), hostile as well as positive images, traditional media such as painting and sculpture, and modern commercial and mass media such as magazines and photography.
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