On August 19, 1839, Photography Was Given to the World. It Changed the Nude Forever.
On August 19, 1839, in a packed chamber of the Institut de France in Paris, the French government did something […]
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Thomas Eakins Was Born 182 Years Ago Today. He Risked Everything to Paint the Nude as Truth.
Thomas Eakins was born on July 25, 1844, in Philadelphia, and 182 years later, we still haven’t caught up to
Julia Margaret Cameron Was Born 211 Years Ago Today. She Photographed the Nude Body When the Camera Was Still Learning to See.
Julia Margaret Cameron was 48 years old when she received her first camera. It was 1863 — a gift from
Sally Mann Was Born 75 Years Ago Today. Her Photographs Made the Nude a Question — Not an Answer.
Sally Mann (born May 26, 1951) turned the camera on her children, her dying husband, and herself — and forced the world to decide what belongs in a frame.
Nobuyoshi Araki Was Born 86 Years Ago Today. He Proved the Nude Belongs in Museums — Even When It Makes Us Uncomfortable.
Nobuyoshi Araki Was Born 86 Years Ago Today. He Proved the Nude Belongs in Museums — Even When It Makes
Edward Steichen Was Born Today, 147 Years Ago. He Made the Camera See the Body the Way Only Painting Could.
Edward Steichen was born today, 147 years ago, in a stone house in the village of Bivange, Luxembourg. He would