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Artist: Jim French
John Pruitt, Bel Air
By Jim French
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Jim French is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
John Pruitt, Bel Air, 1986
Gelatin silver print
15.5 x 17.5 inches, image
framed
Category
1980s Contemporary Jim French Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Model) / P00079
By Jim French
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Model) / P00079
c. 1967-9
Signed in pencil, verso
Vintage Polaroid print (Unique)
4.25 x 3.25 inches
This work is offered by Clam...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Jim French Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Two Men in Leather) / P00080
By Jim French
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Two Men in Leather) / P00080
c. 1967-9
Signed in pencil, verso
Vintage Polaroid print (Unique)
4.25 x 3.25 inches
This work is of...
Category
1960s Contemporary Jim French Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Model) / P00088
By Jim French
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Polaroid print (Unique)
Signed in pencil, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Jim French first began drawing and then photographing male erotica in the 1960s. Originally a successful fashion illustrator, French and an old army buddy partnered to open a mail order company in New York City they called Luger. French contributed homoerotic drawings of hyper-masculine types such as soldiers, cowboys, and bikers. Eventually he bought out his business partner, and by 1967, under the pseudonym Rip Colt, he founded the now infamous Colt Studio...
Category
1960s Other Art Style Jim French Nude Photography
Materials
Polaroid
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