The development of the Internet has made photo-
graphy of all sorts easily available to consumers,
including nudes. Although many of the nude photos
available on the World Wide Web involve hard-core
pornography, the work of some of the best photo-
graphic artists can also be located, making them
available to a far larger audience than ever before.
J. JustinGustainisSeealso:Bernhard, Ruth; Blumenfeld, Erwin; Brandt,
Bill; Brassaı ̈; Callahan, Harry; Cunningham, Imogen;
Erotic Photography; Gilbert & George; Hiro; Kerte ́sz,
Andre ́; Life Magazine; Mapplethorpe, Robert; Mikhai-
lov, Boris; National Geographic; Newton, Helmut;
Nobuyoshi, Araki; Outerbridge Jr., Paul; Penn, Irving;
Photo-Secessionists; Pin-Up Photography; Ray, Man;
Representation and Gender; Steiner, Andre ́; Stieglitz,
Alfred; Tabard, Maurice; Weston, Edward
Further Reading
Chandler, David. ‘‘Birth of the Post-Modern Body.’’Crea-
tive Camerano. 336 (October/November 1995).
Cunningham, Imogen, and Richard Lorenz.Imogen Cun-
ningham: On the Body. Boston: Bulfinch Press, 1998.
Davis, Melody D.The Male Nude in Contemporary Photo-
graphy. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1991.
Edwards, Susan H. ‘‘Pretty Babies: Art, Erotica, or Kiddie
Porn?’’History of Photography18 (Spring 1994).
Goldsmith, Arthur A.The Nude in Photography. Chicago:
Playboy Press, 1975.
Kelly, Jain.Nude: Theory. New York: Lustrum Press, 1979.
Kohler, Michael.The Body Exposed: Views of the Body: 150
Years of the Nude in Photography. Zurich, Switzerland:
Edition Stemmle, 1995.
Kuhnst, Peter, and Walter Borgers. Physique: Classic
Photographs of Naked Athletes. London and New
York: Thames and Hudson, 2004.
Lacey, Peter.Nude Photography: The Art and Technique of
Nine Modern Masters. New York: Amphoto, 1985.
Lewinski, Jorge.The Naked and the Nude: A History of the
Nude in Photographs, 1839 to the Present. New York:
Harmony Books, 1987.
Peeler, David P. ‘‘Alfred Steiglitz: From Nudes to Clouds.’’
History of Photography20 (Winter 1996).
Sullivan, Constance.Nude: Photographs, 1850–1980. New
York: Harper & Row, 1980.
Tarrant, Jon. ‘‘From First Flesh to Modern Pornography.’’
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