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Nudity Adam and Eve unashamed in Eden without clothes. [O.T.: Genesis 2:25] hair grew to cover her nakedness. [Christian Hagiog.: Daniel, 21] stage entertainment to which was added striptease dancing. [Am. Hist.: EB, II: 383–384] ascetic Jainist sect whose members went naked. [Jainism: NCE, 1392] (d. 1057) rode naked through Coventry to secure tax reduction for the people. [Br. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 471] ancient Indian philosophers forsook clothing. [Asian Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 396] (1914–1970) American burlesque artiste. [Am. Hist.: Halliwell, 429] Goya’s celebrated picture of woman in the nude. [Span. Art: Spain, 246–247] nubile woman exhibited au naturel in centerfold of every issue. [Am. Magazines: Playboy] half-naked marble Aphrodite. [Gk. Art: Os-borne, 1184] English lady shocks the populace by publicly disrobing when drunk. [Br. Lit.: South Wind in Magill II, 988] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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RUTH BERNHARD, 101, a noted photographer of female nudes, of natural causes, in San Francisco, December 18. Romare Bearden: The Caribbean Dimension", co-authored by Sally Price and her husband Richard (both of whom are professor of American Studies, Anthropology, and History at the College of William and Mary in Virginia) showcases the life and work of the African American artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988) and his Caribbean work during his last twenty years with its themes of 'enchanted places and lush forest settings for sensuous female nudes. Romare Bearden: The Caribbean Dimension", co-authored by Sally Price and her husband Richard (both of whom are professor of American Studies, Anthropology, and History at the College of William and Mary in Virginia) showcases the life and work of the African American artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988) and his Caribbean work during his last twenty years with its themes of 'enchanted places and lush forest settings for sensuous female nudes. |
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