Scandals and Nude Spectacles in the Belle Époque
by
Lela F. Kerley
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
From 1889 to 1914 nude spectacles increased at an astonishing rate as a result of burgeoning artistic experimentation, the commercialization of the female body, and the rise of urban nightlife. In particular, artists’ balls and music halls provided creative spaces in which women, artists, impresarios,...