Invisibles
Subtitle: vintage portraits of love and pride
By: Sebastien Lifshitz
Publisher: Rizzoli
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780847843060
Subjects: Gay men; Portrait photography; Portraits; Gay couples; Photography of women; Lesbians; Photography of men; Gays; Pictorial works
Description: "A charming collection of vintage photos of gay couples privately and often secretly celebrating their relationships. This volume is a unique collection of photographs of gay couples from 1900 to 1960. While this is a time many now regard as the deeply closeted "dark ages," these photos show gay couples who were clearly out (at least for a moment)-some camping it up for the cameras while others in loving or clearly domestic poses. These photographs were discovered and collected by the author at flea markets and garage sales, the names of the subjects and their photographers lost to time. He was intrigued by the fact that the pictures show couples posed hand in hand, revealing happiness, serenity, and a surprising air of freedom so unlike the image of gays suffering in secret or fighting for their rights. This unique collection inspired Sebastien Lifshitz to restore to these nameless couples their voices in his documentary movie The Invisibles for which he was awarded the Cesar Award for Best Documentary in 2013"--
Notes: "Originally published in French as  'Les Invisibles' in 2013 by Editions Hoebeke, Paris" --T.p. verso.