French postcard
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| - | ''[[French Undressing - Naughty Postcards from 1900 to 1920]]'' (1976) is a book by English writer [[Paul Hammond]] first published by Jupiter Books Limited London. | + | A '''French postcard''' is a small, [[postcard]]-sized piece of cardstock featuring a photograph of a nude or semi-nude woman. Such erotic cards were produced in great volume, primarily in France, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The term was adopted in the United States, where such cards were not legally made. The cards were sold as postcards, but the primary purpose was not for sending by mail, as they would have been banned from delivery. The cards sometimes even depicted naked lesbians. French street vendors, tobacco shops and a variety of other vendors bought the photographs for resale to tourists. |
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| + | ==French postcard images== | ||
| + | A number of photographers and studios produced French postcards, with some of them featuring particularly popular models. | ||
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| + | ===Orientalist images=== | ||
| + | Many photographers and studios specialized in images with an [[Orientalism|Orientalist]] theme. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * ''French Postcards: An Album of Vintage Erotica'', Martin Stevens. [[RCS MediaGroup|Universe Books/Rizzoli]], 2007, {{ISBN|978-0789315342}} | ||
| + | * P. Hammond ''French undressing: naughty postcards from 1900 to 1920''. London: Jupiter, 1976. | ||
| + | * W. Oulette, B. Jones ''Erotic postcards''. New York: Excalibur, 1977. | ||
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| - | Soft cover 4to 136 pages with many black and white illustrations of famous period postcards some in colour. Good bibliography. | ||
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| :''[[postcard]]s, [[French erotica]], [[striptease in France]], [[erotic postcard]]'' | :''[[postcard]]s, [[French erotica]], [[striptease in France]], [[erotic postcard]]'' | ||
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A French postcard is a small, postcard-sized piece of cardstock featuring a photograph of a nude or semi-nude woman. Such erotic cards were produced in great volume, primarily in France, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The term was adopted in the United States, where such cards were not legally made. The cards were sold as postcards, but the primary purpose was not for sending by mail, as they would have been banned from delivery. The cards sometimes even depicted naked lesbians. French street vendors, tobacco shops and a variety of other vendors bought the photographs for resale to tourists.
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French postcard images
A number of photographers and studios produced French postcards, with some of them featuring particularly popular models.
Orientalist images
Many photographers and studios specialized in images with an Orientalist theme.
References
Further reading
- French Postcards: An Album of Vintage Erotica, Martin Stevens. Universe Books/Rizzoli, 2007, Template:ISBN
- P. Hammond French undressing: naughty postcards from 1900 to 1920. London: Jupiter, 1976.
- W. Oulette, B. Jones Erotic postcards. New York: Excalibur, 1977.
See also
- French Undressing - Naughty Postcards from 1900 to 1920 (1976) is a book by English writer Paul Hammond first published by Jupiter Books Limited London.
