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light an until-now-unpublished collection of hundreds of snapshots,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.
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Sat, 20 Aug 2022 | Review
by: Colin K.
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