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Nude Milestones
In which our nude correspondent Liz
Egger uncovers some fascinating nude firsts
(First published June 2004)
So, June 12th 2004 brought us the very
first world-wide nude bike-ride. Whilst I'm all for it myself - only
a painful knee problem prevented me from taking part - it does add one
more to the list of "nude firsts" which can now no longer be
claimed by those of us who like to attempt these things. Compare the lowest prices on promotional gifts from multiple vendors online.
Of course, there's still plenty of scope
. As far as I know, no one has walked the Sydney Harbour Bridge nude, or
performed Hamlet naked, but you get my drift. It is becoming harder and
harder to achieve a "nude first."
Hey, I've just given myself an idea. More
about it in a minute while I think it through, but in the meantime this
nude first thing encouraged me to do a little research. Here are some
more fascinating nude first facts .
First nude woman on stage ( modern era )
According to my research,
this title goes to Lyons born actress Danielle Clery, who made a totally
nude but fleeting appearance at the Folies-Bergere in 1912. Although
this provoked outrage at the time, a degree of nudity has since become
almost de rigueur in Parisian revues. Incidentally, I've not been
able to discover when and where the first nude male appeared on stage.
Anybody have any information?
First full frontal nude in mainstream film
Opinion is divided on this point,
but many experts feel that the iconic 60's film "Blow Up"
takes the trophy. The story of a young photographer (David
Hemmings) who accidentally films a murder does indeed include a scene
featuring the very nude Jane Birkin and an equally unclothed chum, but I am
not convinced that this is the first of the full-frontal films. Not a
bad evocation of "Swinging London" though.
First full frontal nude in a magazine.
The first pubic hair was revealed by "Penthouse"
magazine in its August 1971 centrefold. Proprietor Bob Gucione and
"Playboy's" Hugh Hefner had been locked in a contest to
see who could produce the raunchier magazine, and the Penthouse initiative
was quickly answered in January 1972 when "Playboy"
published its full frontal centrefold of Marilyn Cole. The subsequent
scramble for ever more raunchy pictures became known as "The Pubic
Wars"
First U.K. nudist film
It seems that the first commercial ( as opposed to made for private
viewing) nudist film was "The Garden of Eden", first
screened in January 1957. Surprisingly the film does not seem to have
caused any noticeable reaction amongst the filmgoers of that time. payday loans
First nude photographer
It's thought that the French photographer
Lerebours photographed some nudes as early as 1840, only one year after
Daguerre introduced his revolutionary process, although no examples of
his work are, as far as we know, extant. The Frenchmen Nadar and Durieu,
were certainly amongst the first in the world to photograph nudes.
( see The Naked and the Nude: A History of the Nude in Photographs, 1839 to the Present
)
First nude calendar
The first in a long line of nude calendars stretching up
to the present day is thought to be the 1913 "September Morn",
a reproduction of an oil painting,"Matinee Septembre", by a
French artist, Paul Chabas (1869-1937). As innocuous as it seems to our
eyes, the painting was considered obscene by the New York Society for
the Suppression of Vice, who demanded the removal of the painting from
the window of an art gallery. Fortunately common sense prevailed, and
reproductions of the painting have since sold in their millions.
 
September Morn
Chabas, Paul
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First nude photography magazine.
The first nude photography magazine was "Camera Work",
founded in 1902 by Alfred Stieglitz. Actually this is not quite true.
The magazine wasn't dedicated purely to nude photography, as it featured
a whole range of photographic subjects. However this was the first
magazine to include frequent nude studies, which makes it, as far as I'm
concerned, the first nude photography magazine . So there!
First front page streaker photograph.
The "Daily Mirror" (18/3/74) had the happy distinction of
being the first large-circulation newspaper internationally to show us
an active streaker on its front page. An attractive blonde streaker
called Sally is shown pinned against the wall by a London policeman.
But enough of the trivia.
Let me tell you about my great idea. It was the bit about performing
Hamlet naked that triggered it.
Listen to this. How about an all nudist theatre group?
Wouldn't that be great? I don't mean some seedy sex show, but classic
theatre, performed in the nude.
Imagine. The Bard In The Buff. Now that would be a nude first. Probably make a ton of
money too.
Perhaps I'll persuade my chums at The Nude Café to help get the
show on the road. Maybe we'll start auditioning soon.
If you're interested in taking part, watch this space.
But remember. I'll need to see your testimonials.
. .. Until next time...
Liz
liz@thenudecafe.com
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