The Male Nude

The Male Nude is a visual history of male nude photography, tracing the genre from anonymous 19th-century photographs to contemporary artists.

Written by American author David Leddick, the book brings together classic, playful, and provocative images by photographers including Herbert List, George Platt Lynes, Robert Mapplethorpe, David Hockney, and Duane Michals. It also explores the cultural history of male physique photography, including the work of Wilhelm von Gloeden in Sicily and the influential Physique Pictorial magazine.

576 pages
Hardcover
Size : 14cm × 19.5cm