The Invisibles

The Invisibles Vintage Portraits of Love and Pride

Hardback (28 Mar 2014)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A charming collection of vintage photos of gay couples privately and often secretly celebrating their relationships. This volume is a unique collection of photographs of gay couples from 1900 to 1960. While this is a time many now regard as the deeply closeted "dark ages," these photos show gay couples who were clearly out (at least for a moment)-some camping it up for the cameras while others in loving or clearly domestic poses. These photographs were discovered and collected by the author at flea markets and garage sales, the names of the subjects and their photographers lost to time. He was intrigued by the fact that the pictures show couples posed hand in hand, revealing happiness, serenity, and a surprising air of freedom so unlike the image of gays suffering in secret or fighting for their rights. This unique collection inspired Sebastien Lifshitz to restore to these nameless couples their voices in his documentary movie The Invisibles for which he was awarded the Cesar Award for Best Documentary in 2013.

About the Publisher

Rizzoli International Publications

Rizzoli joined such prestigious American institutions as Tiffany's, Saks, and Cartier when it first opened the Rizzoli Bookstore on Fifth Avenue in 1964. In the following years, its landmark building in New York became the center for the company's national expansion, adding new bookstores throughout the country and, a decade later, establishing an eminent publishing house renowned today for high-quality, illustrated books.

Book information

ISBN: 9780847843060
Publisher: Rizzoli
Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications
Pub date:
DEWEY: 779.930676609041
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 658g
Height: 219mm
Width: 173mm
Spine width: 20mm