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Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts
Author: James L. Saslow
Binding: Paperback
Published: 01 February, 2001
ISBN: 0140244352
$20.00
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Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts
by: James L. Saslow
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0 
"L'amour bleu" is ten times better: 
I didn't like much about this book. The choice of what to reproduce, the quality of the reproductions, and the accompanying text were, frankly, awful.
Cecile Beurdeley did a much better job with her book, "L'amour bleu." The reproductions are of very high quality, the text is largely illuminating, and the choice of artwork to reproduce cannot be faulted. I would recommend seeking that out, and giving this book a pass.
BEYOND PERICLES, PEDERASTY AND POTTERY: 
In the relatively small area of gay studies devoted to the visual arts, "Pictures and Passions" is a standout. Just about everything that has gay or lesbian thematic relevance is in here, from cave drawings to Renaissance sculpture to Japanese pornographic "pillow books" to the cover of DIVA magazine.
I really consider this to be an intellectual and social history as much as a history-of-art text. Author James Saslow insists that we know enough about the cultural background of each place and time so that... more info
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