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[Wilhelm von Gloeden Collection].

Title
[Wilhelm von Gloeden Collection].
Format
Mixed Materials
Published
c.1890s-1910.
Description
Approximately 290 photographs: various mediums; various dimensions.
Other contributors
von Gloeden, Wilhelm. von Gloeden, Baron; 1856-1931. Plüschow, Guglielmo; 1852-1930. Galdi, Vincenzo; 1871-1961.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Summary
The Wilhelm von Gloeden Collection contains male and female nudes and portraits, made from the 1980s through 1910s. Baron von Gloeden (Germany, 1856-1931) moved from Prussia to Taormina, Sicily where he photographed the youths of the island in classical poses and settings. Von Gloeden is important to the history of photography as an innovator of the male nude image. Some of the photographs have been identified as the work of Guglielmo Plüschow (1852-1930) and Vincenzo Galdi (1871-1961). No sexual activity is shown in these photographs.
Kinsey subjects
Photography. Nudes in art. Men in art. Women in art.

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
KI-VG
Location
Kinsey Institute Library - Art