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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Chapman, David L., 1948-     Subjects     Women bodybuilders -- History.     Women bodybuilders -- Pictorial works.     Women in popular culture -- History.     Women athletes -- History.     Photography of women.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Chapman, David L., 1948-       by title:      Venus with biceps : ...         MARC Display

Venus with biceps : a pictorial history of muscular women / David L. Chapman & Patricia Vertinsky. by Chapman, David L., 1948- Vancouver : Arsenal Press, c2010. Subjects Women bodybuilders -- History.   Women bodybuilders -- Pictorial works.   Women in popular culture -- History.   Women athletes -- History.   Photography of women. Electronic Resource http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011379881-d.html Electronic Resource http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011379881-b.html ISBN:  9781551523705 (pbk.) 1551523701 Description:  359 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Contents:  Introduction -- Muscularity and the female body / Patricia Vertinsky -- Foremothers -- Pumping wood -- Pursuing the healthy life -- Wonder women -- From figure to physique -- Conclusion : let's get physical. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Over the past 100 years, the image of the physically strong, confident, muscular woman has been the object of derision, fascination, and erotic fantasy; she is often portrayed, in both photography and illustration, as a sexy dominatrix, sexless mannequin, or sideshow freak. In this collection of rare archival images from the late 19th to mid-20th century, authors David L. Chapman and Patricia Vertinsky trace the peculiar yet fascinating history of muscular women in popular culture. One of the battlefields in this cultural conflict appeared in popular imagery: posters, advertisements, comic books, magazine illustrations, and (most particularly) photography all offered outlets of expression for many muscular women. Until quite recently, however, such females were packaged for the general public as physical monstrosities, lesbian man-haters, kinky sex objects, or beautiful living statues. At the same time, many women, including those in the emerging female bodybuilder community, have had to fight hard to reclaim the image of female muscularity as their own. Featuring some 200 full-color and black-and-white illustrations, many never before published, Venus with biceps is a beautiful and historically significant book about gender, image, social expectations, and female power."--P. [4] of cover.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 305.42 Ch Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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