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The nude in photography

by Arthur Goldsmith

This study explores the history of nude photography in relation to the social customs, manners, and taboos that shaped the art form. It contains 20 full-colour and 200 black-and-white photographs.

Accession 31944 ISBN 872234452 Publisher Ridge Press, Inc., Playboy Press
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