The Body
Photoworks of the Human Form
William A. Ewing
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| 'Startling, provocative and voyeuristic' | | – The Face |
| 'One of the most unique and powerful photographic books in recent memory' | | – Camera and Darkroom |
'The Body' navigates the shoals and rapids of an aesthetically and politically loaded topic, and manages not only to survive the journey but also to shed substantial light on how photographers have used the human figure for a variety of pictorial purposes through more than 150 years' )
– New York Times Book Review
From 19th-century erotica to the sexual poliics of the 1990s, this collection of hundreds of images provides a rich archive of bodily forms, both male and female, featuring the work of some of the world's outstanding photographers: Nadar and Muybridge in the early days, through Stieglitz, Weston, and Man Ray to the recent Mapplethorpe, Bruce Nauman and Cindy Sherman. From medical photography to sport, fashion and dream imagery, this is an exciting and provocative record of the camera's infatuation with the human figure.
Also of interest:
The Century of the Body
Face: The New Photographic Portrait
Love & Desire: Photoworks
reGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500277818 | | ISBN-13 978-0500277812 | | | | 21.0 x 14.8 cm | | Paperback | | 432pp | | 366 illustrations, 35 in colour,331 in duotone | | First published 1994 | | | | £16.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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