Loving

A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s

Hugh Nini, Neal Treadwell

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Five Continents Editions
01 December 2020

History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Photographs: collections; Photographs: portraits; Gay studies (Gay men)

Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850-1950 portrays the history of romantic love between men in hundreds of moving and tender vernacular photographs taken between the years 1850 and 1950. This visual narrative of astonishing sensitivity brings to light an until-now-unpublished collection of hundreds of snapshots, portraits, and group photos taken in the most varied of contexts, both private and public.

Taken when male partnerships were often illegal, the photos here were found at flea markets, in shoe boxes, family archives, old suitcases, and later online and at auctions. The collection now includes photos from all over the world: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Japan, Greece, Latvia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Serbia. The subjects were identified as couples by that unmistakable look in the eyes of two people in love - impossible to manufacture or hide. They were also recognised by body language - evidence as subtle as one hand barely grazing another - and by inscriptions, often coded.

Included here are ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, glass negatives, tin types, cabinet cards, photo postcards, photo strips, photomatics, and snapshots - over 100 years of social history and the development of photography. Loving will be produced to the highest standards in illustrated book publishing, The photographs - many fragile from age or handling - have been digitised using a technology derived from that used on surveillance satellites and available in only five places around the world. Paper and other materials are among the best available. And Loving will be manufactured at one of the world's elite printers. Loving, the book, will be up to the measure of its message in every way.

In these delight-filled pages, couples in love tell their own story for the first time at a time when joy and hope - indeed human connectivity - are crucial lifelines to our better selves. Universal in reach and overwhelming in impact, Loving speaks to our spirit and resilience, our capacity for bliss, and our longing for the shared truths of love. AUTHORS: Native Texans, collectors Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell are arts professional currently living in New York City. Their collection has grown over a period of 20 years to include over 2700 images.

For audiences interested in LGBTQ issues, civil rights, social justice, the history of photography, vernacular photography and portraiture Exquisitely produced using the latest in digital photographic technology 350 colour illustrations

By: Hugh Nini, Neal Treadwell
Imprint: Five Continents Editions
Country of Publication: Italy
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 220mm,
Weight: 1.862kg
ISBN: 9788874399284
ISBN 10: 8874399286
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Native Texans, collectors Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell are arts professional currently living in New York City. Their collection has grown over a period of 20 years to include over 2700 images.

Reviews for Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s

Some images, taken under umbrellas, speak to the secret code used in the mid 1800s up until the late 1920s - posing beneath meant the two men were involved with one another. -- Emma tucker - Creative Review; There is something that transcends time periods, nationalities and social standing: the look of love. And it was these glances and gazes that led couple Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell to amass a singular photographic trove of men in love that spans 100 years. -- Dusica Sue Malesevic - Daily Mail; A new book collects photographs of male romance over the course of a century - with many images taken secretively so the lovers didn't get caught. -- Mee-Lai Stone - The Guardian;