The Homoerotic Photograph: Male Images from Durieu/ Delacroix to Mapplethorpe

by Allen Ellenzweig

Book Overview

In The Homoerotic Photograph, Allen Ellenzweig reminds us that photography has persistently captured the male gaze upon other men. 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231075367
• ISBN13: 9780231075367
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 3.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.8" x 12.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Beautiful images!

I first got this book as a present, and thought that it would be a picture book about beefy gym-bodied men with little substance. Upon reading and looking through the book, my impressions were quickly turned around. This book has a wonderful collection of pictures dating back to the 1800s that show how men have been portrayed by various photographers through the years. Some images are very striking and almost appalling, while others accentuate male form. The text that accompanies the pictures is very informative and critical, making the reader think while he looks upon the images. This is a book that I now enjoy returning to in order to see that the male body has so many possible portrayals. I was even impressed to see my own college professor's work in the book!!