Erotic Postcards of the Early Twentieth Century - Sadler Nigel
Erotic Postcards of the Early Twentieth Century - Sadler Nigel At the dawn of photography photographers had no limits. Through this book Nigel Sadler explores changes in social attitudes, fashions…
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Erotic Postcards of the Early Twentieth Century - Sadler Nigel
At the dawn of photography photographers had no limits. Through this book Nigel Sadler explores changes in social attitudes, fashions and technology through the medium of erotic postcards. Using the traditional styles employed by past masters in their paintings of the naked human form, the postcards demonstrate that early twentieth-century photographers appreciated and respected the female form, offering more than just mere titillation.
In Britain these images were illegal and the trade in them was hidden. As demand grew for these postcards the pretence that they were fine art was soon lost and hundreds of thousands of images became available showing women in varying degrees of undress. These cards were often sold 'under the counter' in tobacconists, newsagents and book shops and there were court cases brought against shop owners under obscenity laws.
This book looks at the different