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Venus with Biceps: A Pictorial History of Muscular Women by David L. Chapman

• Venus with Biceps: A Pictorial History of Muscular Women
  

• David L. Chapman
  

• Page: 256
  

• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
  

• ISBN: 9781551523705
  

• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press, Limited
  

Venus with Biceps: A Pictorial History of Muscular Women

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Overview

Over the last one hundred 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 fascinating collection of rare archival images from the late-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth 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 ...