Depictions of bathers tell us about contemporary attitudes toward human bodies, sex, gender, cleanliness, and much more. We discuss the bather in queer and trans art with Jay Buchanan on our latest #HagleyHistoryHangout. Find it here or wherever you find your podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...
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Awash: Sensation, Infiltration, and the Bather in Queer and Trans Art with Jay Buchanan
Images of bathers have recurred in art through the ages, and their depictions tell us something about attitudes toward human bodies, sex, gender, cleanliness, and much more.
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