Divas and Lovers: The Erotic Art of Studio Manasse (Paperback)

~ D. H. Lawrence (Author), Margot Bettauer Dembo (Translator), Monika Faber (Commentary)

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Product Description

This seductive volume features a recently rediscovered cache of captivating portraits from another time and place: a golden age of cinema and cabaret in Vienna of the 1920s and 1930s. The Manasses, a husband-and-wife team from the Vienesse beau monde, used retouching techniques to create surreal and noir images that seethe with an erotic symbolism barely concealed beneath a mask of glorious styling, elegant poses, and extravagant costumes. Photographic historian Monika Faber examines this work as part of the world of a cinema-enthralled Vienna, while an accompanying D.H. Lawrence story enhances the erotic climate of the images.

About the Author

Hungarian emigres to Vienna, the Manasses developed a highly successful specialty in erotic photography.

Monika Faber is a curator in the department of drawing and photography in the Museum of Modern Art in Vienna.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Universe Publishing; illustrated edition edition (September 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789302349
• ISBN-13: 978-0789302342
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,611,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)