Hi Chris:
Ah yes, back to photography... Wilhelm Von Gloeden was born in 1856
into an affluent family, and grew up to be an open homosexual. He
moved to Italy for health reasons, and in the late 1800s took up
photography. He managed to combine his interests in photography and
young boys, and produced thousands of glass plates of nude young
men, often posed in ancient Greek and Roman themes (vases, togas,
etc.). Many of his photos sold extremely well, resulting in large
royalty payments to the models, which kept the locals quiet. What's
interesting about his models is how 'peasant' they appear; dirty
feet, rough hands, etc. Von Gloeden died in 1931. According to
material I have, in 1936, due to a Fascist-Vatican alliance, the
caretaker of Van Gloeden's archives was arrested and charged with
'Keeping Pornography'. His plates were impounded. He was acquitted
at trial but most of the plates were destroyed, as they were not
returned until after WWII and had been destroyed or damaged in
storage.
His work is quite unlike anything you will see, so have a look if
you get a chance... Anyway, it presses all the wrong buttons for
certain folk... it's in-your-face gay, the models are mostly under
18, etc.
And NOT taken with an Olympus!
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Regards,
Denton Taylor
My education is now richer. Thank you Denton.
Perhaps, though, Van Glouden had an excuse... OMs did not exist? ;-)
Yours in tolerance and understanding ;-)
Chris
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Chris Barker
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