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The result is a volume that combines archive, testimony, and visual analysis, establishing \u003cem data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1478\"\u003eThe Big Penis Book\u003c\/em\u003e as a significant piece within the series and Taschen’s catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56623317844312,"sku":"LIB-TH-TA-470","price":60.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/penis.jpg?v=1769719421"},{"product_id":"taschen-big-butt-book","title":"The Big Butt Book","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"741\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"324\"\u003eThe Big Butt Book\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth installment of \u003cem data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"370\"\u003eThe Big Book Series\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Dian Hanson, and is dedicated to the representation of the female buttocks in the history of photography and visual culture. The volume addresses a fascination present in different eras and cultures, from classical Antiquity to the present day, and analyzes how this part of the body has been interpreted from both an aesthetic and symbolic perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003eThrough more than 400 photographs dated between 1900 and today, the book traces the evolution of these representations, from more restrained forms to more pronounced volumes, placing them in their historical, social, and artistic context. The work highlights how the interest in female buttocks has crossed cultural movements, fashions, and visual currents, far from being an exclusively contemporary phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003eThe volume includes works by photographers and artists such as Elmer Batters, Ellen von Unwerth, Jean-Paul Goude, Ralph Gibson, Richard Kern, Jan Saudek, Ed Fox, Terry Richardson, and Sante D’Orazio, as well as interviews and testimonies from relevant figures in the artistic, cinematic, and editorial fields. 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Edited by Dian Hanson, the book offers a journey spanning from early 20th-century images to contemporary productions, gathering over 400 photographs from various artistic, editorial, and cultural contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2548\"\u003eThe volume examines how this part of the body has been represented, concealed, idealized, or stigmatized over time, focusing on the social and aesthetic changes that have influenced its perception. 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The volume places its origins in the cultural context of World War II and the postwar period, a time marked by the so-called “breast mania,” which influenced cinema, photography, and popular culture, with references to figures like Russ Meyer, iconic productions of classic Hollywood, and the rise of commercial lingerie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1323\" data-start=\"792\"\u003eFrom this historical framework, the book covers the work of numerous iconic models of the 20th century, including Michelle Angelo, Candy Barr, Virginia Bell, Joan Brinkman, Lorraine Burnett, Lisa De Leeuw, Uschi Digard, Candye Kane, Jennie Lee, Sylvia McFarland, Margaret Middleton, Paula Page, June Palmer, Roberta Pedon, Rosina Revelle, Candy Samples, Tempest Storm, Linda West, June Wilkinson, Julie Wills, and many others, including Norma Stitz, recognized by the Guinness World Records for the largest documented natural bust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1896\" data-start=\"1325\"\u003eWith 396 pages, the publication brings together a wide selection of photographs alongside nine original interviews, some conducted after long periods without public appearances, including the last granted by Candy Barr before her death in 2005. 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