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Dian Hanson

    Dian Hanson carved a niche for herself as an editor and historian within the realm of adult magazines. Her career began with co-founding publications in the 1970s, followed by editorial roles in numerous other titles. She is perhaps best known for her extensive tenure as the editor of the fetish magazines Juggs and Leg Show. Hanson's work brought a unique perspective as both a historian and an editor to the subject matter.

    Masterpieces of Fantasy Art (EXTRA LARGE)
    The Dian Hanson Collection of The Roy Stuart's Leg Show 1996-2001. Box Set
    AMG. Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild. 1 000 Model Directory 2
    The little book of pin-up Elvgren
    History of Men's Magazines Vol. 3 (1960s At the Newsstand)
    Ren Hang
    • Ren Hang

      • 312 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Ren Hang, who took his life February 23, 2017, was an unlikely rebel. Slight of build, shy by nature, prone to fits of depression, the 29-year-old Beijing photographer was nonetheless at the forefront Chinese artists' battle for creative freedom. Like his champion Ai Weiwei, Ren was controversial in his homeland and wildly popular in the rest of the world. He said, “I don't really view my work as taboo, because I don't think so much in cultural context, or political context. I don't intentionally push boundaries, I just do what I do.” Why? Because his models, friends, and in his last years, fans, are naked, often outdoors, high in the trees or on the terrifyingly vertiginous rooftops of Beijing, stacked like building blocks, heads wrapped in octopi, body cavities sprouting phone cords and flowers, whatever entered his mind at the moment

      Ren Hang
      4.7
    • The little book of pin-up Elvgren

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Elvgren-Girls gehen nicht, sie stolpern, straucheln und fallen durchs Leben. Ihr Wappentier ist der Tölpel, ihr Schicksal das Missgeschick, das ihren Fans großzügige und stimmungsaufhellende Blicke auf Straps, Strumpfsaum und Höschen gewährt. In seiner drei Jahrzehnte umspannenden Karriere schuf Gil Elvgren rund 700 Pin-up-Bilder, fast ausnahmslos in Öl auf Leinwand, und wurde zu einem Star des Genres. Bei Sammlern erfreuen sich seine All-American-Girls in Nöten heute noch größerer Beliebtheit als die Arbeiten seiner Kollegen George Petty und Alberto Vargas. Seine Werke finden sich in einigen der meistverkauften Bücher und Kalender des TASCHEN-Verlags, und nun sind 200 seiner besten in einem kompakten Paket erhältlich, das ideal zum Verschenken geeignet ist – oder für den Eigenbedarf. Von den ersten Gemälden Mitte der Dreißigerjahre bis in die Siebziger hinein ist alles vertreten – und das handlicher, preisgünstiger und hinreißender als je zuvor!

      The little book of pin-up Elvgren
      4.7
    • In 1945 Bob Mizer began taking photographs of strapping young men on Muscle Beach in Venice, California. In December of that year he formed the Athletic Model Guild to market his photos, and "physique photography" was born. Before Mizer there were body builders and men who photographed them, but AMG photos, even those of the same men, were different, subtly provocative, discretely aimed at a gay audience. They weren't nude, but showed as much as the law allowed in 1945. ... TASCHEN's two-volume edition of "1000 Model Directory" contains prints from Mizer's original 4 x 5 negatives to present these handsome hunks in stunning clarity. Editor Dian Hanson trawled through a quarter million male nudes to select this lineup of top models, including movie stars Sammy Jackson, Richard Harrison, and Ed Fury. Glenn Corbett of TV's 77 Sunset Strip is also here, as well as Nick Adams, star of The Rebel, and top body builders Chris Dickerson, Dick Dubois, Vince Gironda, Bill Grant, Zabo Koszewski, Henry Lenz, Don Peters, Bob Shealy, Charles Stroeder, Armand Tanny, and John Tristram. --Publisher

      AMG. Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild. 1 000 Model Directory 2
      4.6
    • In 1993, Roy Stuart started creating monthly photo stories for "Leg Show" magazine, collaborating with editor Dian Hanson. This boxed set features a selection of 34 stories produced for the magazine between 1995 and 2001, intended as a heartfelt gift.

      The Dian Hanson Collection of The Roy Stuart's Leg Show 1996-2001. Box Set
      4.7
    • Masterpieces of Fantasy Art (EXTRA LARGE)

      • 528 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      "History of Fantasy Art" explores the vibrant genre from its origins in 1923 to its resurgence in the 1960s and 70s, highlighting key influences like Dungeons & Dragons and iconic artists such as Frank Frazetta. This comprehensive volume features original paintings, sketches, and informative biographies, making it an essential guide to fantasy art.

      Masterpieces of Fantasy Art (EXTRA LARGE)
      4.0
    • The Little Big Book of Legs

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Viele liebten The Big Book of Legs , doch auch manch beinharter Bewunderer fand den über 3 kg schweren Brocken schlichtweg zu schwer. Er war zwar vollgepackt mit wohlgeformten Beinen aus einer Zeitspanne von sechs Dekaden – von den ersten verschämt freigelegten Knöcheln der 1910er- und übers Knie gerollten Strümpfen der 1920er-Jahre über die von Nylonstrümpfen und Stöckelschuhen geprägten 40er- und 50er-Jahre bis hin zu den sexuell befreiten 60ern und 70ern –, hinterließ aber unschöne Abdrücke auf den eigenen Oberschenkeln, wenn man sich zu sehr darin vertiefte. Glücklicherweise hören wir von TASCHEN auf ihr Stöhnen – ob aus Lust oder Leid; und deshalb erscheint jetzt diese leichte, handliche Neuausgabe, die über 150 der besten Bilder aus dem Originalband zu einem kompakten (und unter uns: ganz entzückenden) Paket schnürt. Von Betty Grable bis Betty Page stehen hier die besten Beine des 20. Jahrhunderts Spalier, fotografiert von Irving Klaw , Bunny Yeager und natürlich dem unvergleichlichen Elmer Batters , Vater der Leg Art. Es gibt Seiden- und Nylonstrümpfe, jede Menge High Heels, geschwungene Waden, straffe Schenkel und verspielte Zehen – und das Ganze ohne lästigen Text. Ein wahrer Festschmaus für Fans und Fetischisten.

      The Little Big Book of Legs
      4.0
    • Thomas Leycester Poulton was an English magazine and medical book illustrator, born in 1897. Upon his death in 1963 it was discovered he was also a prolific and imaginative erotic artist. Tom Poulton's work tells us much about English society between 1948 and 1963. This book deals with his work.

      Tom Poulton : The Secret Art of an English Gentleman
      4.2
    • 14 vollständige Geschichten und 60 Einzelzeichnungen von völlig unangemessenen und psychologisch verkorksten Sexfantasien, liebevoll ausgewählt vom ultimativen Underground-Cartoonisten.

      Robert Crumb's Sex Obsessions
      4.2
    • Andres Serrano: America and other work

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      To many, Andres Serrano is the man responsible for ""Piss Christ"" and a national debate over government funding of controversial art. For those who look deeper, he's a highly-accomplished, ever-evolving photographic artist. This collection reveals three years of work that produced over 100 portraits of cultural diversity in America, as filtered through the critical lens of one of America's most mythologized contemporary artists. 3-8228-3504-8$59.99 / Taschen America LLC

      Andres Serrano: America and other work
      4.1