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Hold That Pose: Erotic Imagery in 19th Century Photography
Once photography came to the fore in 1839, it became a popular medium for nude figures and erotic imagery.
Hold That Pose features daguerreotypes, tintypes, albumen and gelatin silver prints, stereocards, and other examples of photographic processes used by professional photographers to produce and distribute erotic material.
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Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, Germany
Man seated in a tree, Taormina, Sicily. 1899, Albumen print
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Unknown photographer
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Unknown photographer, France
Bride and groom engaged in sexual activity, from Wedding Night series, 1897-1900, Gelatin silver print
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William S. Soule, United States
Native American woman, possibly Wichita, c.1870, Albumen print mounted on cabinet card
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Unknown photographer, France
Bride and groom engaged in mutual masturbation, from Wedding Night series, 1897-1900, Gelatin silver print
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Unknown photographer, France
Reclining nude woman, c.1860, Daguerreotype (modern copy from stereo daguerreotype)
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Unknown photographer, France
Two nude women in a room with a mirror, c.1850-1855, Stereo daguerreotype
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Unknown photographer
Photomontage with men and women engaged in sexual activity, 1895-1900, Gelatin silver print
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Guglielmo Plüschow (Wilhelm von Plüschow,1852-1930), Germany
Female nude, Italy, c.1890, Albumen print
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Unknown photographer
Three women helping a woman at her bath, Japan, 19th century, Hand-colored albumen print
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Unknown photographer
Man and woman kissing while seated in a chair, 1890-1893, Gelatin silver print
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Webster & Albee, publishers, Rochester, New York
Woman standing on top of a kneeling man, late 19th century, Hand-colored stereograph
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Unknown photographer
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Wendt Studio, New Jersey, United States
Helen Mathews, Length of hair 6 feet 4 inches, 19th century, Albumen print mounted on cabinet card
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