[ebooks] Fashion in the 1940s (Shire Library) by Jayne Shrimpton at Arts-Photography

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A distinctly queer presence permeates the history of the visual arts mdash; from Michelangelos David and homoerotic images on ancient Greek vases to Frida Kahlos self-portraits and the photography of Claude Cahun and Robert Mapplethorpe. The Queer Encyclopedia of the Visual Arts is a comprehensive work showcasing the enormous contribution of gay; lesbian; bisexual; transgender; and queer artists to painting; drawing; photography; printmaking; sculpture; and architecture. International in scope; the volume includes overviews of the various periods in art history; from Classical Art to Contemporary Art and from African Art to Erotic and Pornographic Art; discussions of topics ranging from AIDS Activism in the Arts; Censorship in the Arts; and the Arts and Crafts Movement to Pulp Paperbacks and Their Covers; surveys of the representation of various subjects in the visual arts; from Androgyny to Vampires; and biographical entries on significant figures in the history of art; such as Andy Warhol; Keith Haring; El Greco; Leonardo da Vinci; David Hockney; Ruth Bernhard; Rosa Bonheur; Romaine Brooks; Simeon Solomon; and Nahum Zenil. Includes more than 100 illustrations and photographs.