Photo courtesy of the Nini-Treadwell Collection © “Loving' by 5 Continents Editions LOVING: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950sįrom the Collection of Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell
The range of individuals shown is extensive, covering nineteenth-century working class men, fashionably dressed businessmen, university students, and soldiers and sailors of all ages-spanning the time between the Civil War and World War II, and into the 1950s. Some are formal studio portraits, others were shot at the beach, in suburban settings, in the countryside, and at home. This visual narrative of astonishing sensitivity brings to light an until-now-unpublished collection of hundreds of snapshots, portraits, and group photos made in the most varied of contexts, both private and public. A Photographic History of Men in Love portrays romantic love between men in hundreds of moving and tender vernacular photographs taken during the 100-year period between the 1850s and 1950s.