W19 Neis - JUDAIC 224 - Sex and Sexuality in Jewish History and Culture

A strong man with an athletic build swims through water. His arms are outstretched above his head and his legs are perfectly pivoted behind. He is clothed in a pair of striped swimming shorts.
André Kertész
Underwater Swimmer, Esztergom
gelatin silver print on paper
4 5/16 in x 5 1/2 in (10.95 cm x 13.97 cm);16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm);11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm)
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson
Photograph depicting two men engaged in calisthenics, using their joined hands and connected knees to pull away from each other. In the background a man lies on the same wooden deck, while another man clothed in a towel can be seen in the background of the image.
André Kertész
My Brothers
gelatin silver print on paper
7 3/4 in x 9 11/16 in (19.68 cm x 24.61 cm);14 5/16 in x 19 5/16 in (36.35 cm x 49.05 cm);7 15/16 in x 9 15/16 in (20.16 cm x 25.24 cm);7 3/4 in x 9 11/16 in (19.68 cm x 24.61 cm)
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Strauss
Ya'akov Boussidan
From the Song of Solomon
mezzotint and soft ground etching on paper
26 in. x 32 in. ( 66.04 cm x 81.28 cm )
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Feinberg
A winged figure draped in a toga has descended upon a non-winged figure and is attempting to bind.  The non-winged nude figure has their hands behind their back and with one knee bent and the other leg extended, submits to the winged figure.  Both figures do not have any facial features.
Ben Shahn
Prometheus
ink on paper
15 1/2 in. x 11 3/8 in. ( 39.3 cm x 28.9 cm )
Given by Bruce Henry, LSA Class of 1948
In this dark print a young man and a woman stand together. The man's left arm is draped across the woman's shoulders. The man wears a t-shirt tucked into pants with the text "WASTED YOUTH." The man's right arm is bent at the elbow, and he makes a hand gesture with his right hand. The woman has curly hair that falls below her shoulders, she wears a t-shirt and pants. There is a green rectangular flap across her chest that has an outline drawing of breasts. The woman's arms are down at her side. The colors used in this print are green, purple, orange, pink, and black.
Leon Golub
Wasted Youth I
screenprint on paper
44 1/2 in x 33 5/8 in (113.03 cm x 85.41 cm)
Gift of Thomas Deutsch
Jacques Lipchitz
The Road to Exile (Le Chemin de l'Exil)
engraving and aquatint on paper
13 7/8 in x 9 7/8 in (35.24 cm x 25.08 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm)
Museum Purchase
Raphael Soyer
Nude
lithograph on paper
15 15/16 in x 11 9/16 in (40.48 cm x 29.37 cm)
Bequest of Jean Paul Slusser
This photograph depicts the torso and head of a nude woman. She holds her arm above her head and faces toward the left side of the frame.
Clarence H. White; Alfred Stieglitz
Torso
photogravure on paper
11 5/8 in x 8 1/16 in (29.53 cm x 20.48 cm);8 3/8 in x 6 5/16 in (21.27 cm x 16.03 cm);12 in x 8 1/16 in (30.48 cm x 20.48 cm);19 3/8 in x 14 3/8 in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)
This image is one of twelve photographs from Brassaï's <em>Transmutations</em> portfolio. In this photograph, Brassaï has drawn on a negative of a female figure using the cliché-verre process. The resulting image portrays a female nude partially abstracted into geometric shapes.
Brassaï
Offering
gelatin silver print from cliché-verre plate on paper
15 in x 11 1/4 in (38.1 cm x 28.58 cm);11 5/16 in x 15 in (28.73 cm x 38.1 cm);22 1/8 in x 28 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 71.44 cm);11 5/16 in x 22 5/8 in (28.73 cm x 57.47 cm);9 3/8 in x 7 in (23.81 cm x 17.78 cm)
Museum Purchase
A photograph of a leaping man in mid-air with arms outstretched and legs tucked backward viewed from below.
Aaron Siskind
Terrors and Pleasures of Levitation, No. 99
gelatin silver print on paper
6 13/16 in x 4 9/16 in (17.3 cm x 11.59 cm);4 5/8 in x 4 1/2 in (11.75 cm x 11.43 cm);19 3/8 in x 14 3/8 in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)
Gift of the Betty Parsons Foundation
Elliott Erwitt
Kent, England, from "Master Prints Volume II"
gelatin silver print on paper
19 15/16 in. x 23 15/16 in. ( 50.7 cm x 60.8 cm )
Gift of Mr. Clayton E. Wilhite
Elliott Erwitt
Wilmington, North Carolina, from "Master Prints Volume II"
gelatin silver print on paper
19 15/16 in x 23 15/16 in (50.64 cm x 60.8 cm);21 15/16 in x 27 15/16 in (55.72 cm x 70.96 cm)
Gift of Mr. Clayton E. Wilhite

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