DAVE MARTIN: AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE MALE NUDE, 1940-1970 - Rare Pristine Set: Copy of The First Edition/First Printing With Original Vintage Photographic Print: Signed by Dave Martin - ONLY SET ONLINE

Martin, Dave (Photographer) & Warren, Jim (Subject/Model)

ISBN 10: 3925443673 / ISBN 13: 9783925443671

Published by Berlin, Germany: Janssen Publishers, 2001, 1996

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1st Printing. Signed. 150 pages. Published in 2001. Rare Dave Martin collectible set. A pristine copy of "Dave Martin: American Photography of the Male Nude, 1940-1970" First Edition/First Printing with 10 X 8 inch vintage photographic print of "Jim Warren 1953", titled, dated, and signed by Dave Martin. The book and the print are now rare. An austerely elegant production by Janssen: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with black titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and Essay by Dave Martin. Printed on pristine-white, archival stock paper in Berlin, Germany to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Dave Martin: American Photography of The Male Nude, 1940-1970". His pioneering work. Dave Martin was active for three decades, mainly between the 1950's and 1970's. By consensus, his best work was done during his first decade, when he set up shop in San Francisco, and somehow persuaded the athletes at nearby Stanford University to pose nude for him. Today, Stanford owns the single largest collection of his work (2600 prints), a proud aspect of its Permanent Collection. The American male-nude "look" that remains pervasive to this day is due in large part to the efforts of pioneers like Lon of New York. Influenced by the latter, Dave Martin sought to capture the look from the more casual, relaxed, and informal West Coast perspective, a brilliant counterpoint to Lon's Mediterranean/Latino nudes, which capture the East Coast and its Italianate, Old World charm. That he would photograph the cream of the crop, Stanford University athletes, remains one of the major coups in the history of male nude photography. "Jim Warren 1953": Vintage double-weight silver-gelatin print by Dave Martin, who produced his own prints, a practice that most contemporary photographers now largely consign to print developers. Shows what is probably Dave Martin's most handsome discovery, the Stanford athlete Jim Warren. Encased in its own protective plastic sheet. Jim Warren appears in the book, and is one of Dave Martin's most avidly collected models. He anticipates by more than thirty years the All-American supermodels of Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, and Greg Gorman. An absolute "must-have" collectible, not just memorabilia, set for Dave Martin collectors. This title is a great erotic art photography book. This copy comes with a 10 X 8 inch vintage photographic print of "Jim Warren 1953". It is very prominently and beautifully titled, dated, and signed in pencil on verso by Dave Martin. As far as we know, this is the only set available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Dave Martin signed the vintage print, NOT the book. Almost ALL of his available prints today are later reprints. A rare set thus. Lavishly illustrated with plates, 1 vintage print. One of the greatest photographers of the male nude of the 20th century. A fine collectible set. ISBN 3925443673. Seller Inventory # 15282

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This volume is part of the American Photography of the Male Nude 1940–1970 series, which focuses on some of the pioneers of male nude photography, featuring their groundbreaking contributions to the medium of homoerotic art. From Lon of New York's stylized, classically posed portraits to Dave Martin's wholesome, athletic young men and Bruce of Los Angeles' cavorting models, these books rescue an era of American visual arts that has virtually been forgotten. Additional volumes are devoted to the formal, carefully posed portraits of Al Urban and the projected backgrounds and lavish props of Bob Mizer.

Bibliographic Details

Title: DAVE MARTIN: AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE ...
Publisher: Berlin, Germany: Janssen Publishers, 2001
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: 1st Edition.