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Book reviews
Forest, Aglow
Forest, Co-ed Naked Philosophy (in the visionary colleges file)
Millswan, Living
in the State of Dreams (in the visionary colleges file}
Smith, ed., Naked
in Nature: Great Skinny-Dipping Moments in Art and Literature
A Bibliography of Nudism
as of 1966
by Robert M. Huntington, Ph.D.
The American Health Alliance
published this as The Nudist Newsletter # 170. Except for the useful birthdates, it has been superceded by the Hartman, Fithian, and Johnson bibliography..
I. BOOKS.
ln this category it is my intention to present a complete
listing of books in English.
BLAIR, ALLAN, Nudist Life in
the Sun [as given on the cover] or Nudism, or Life in the Sun
[as given on the title page], New York (Zenith Publications),
1943. [soft cover, 62 pages—midway between a
book and a booklet.]
BLANK, NEILL, Why I am a Nudist.
Girard, Kansas (Haldeman-Julius), 1948.
BLANK, SARGE, Life in a Nudist Camp.
Girard, Kansas (Haldeman-Julius), 1948.
BOONE, ILSLEY, (1879- ), The ABC of Nudism. Mays
Landing, N. J. (Sunshine Book Co.), 1934.
BOONE, ILSLEY, (1879- ), The Joys of Nudism. New York
(Greenberg), 1934.
CAULDWELL, DAVID O, (1896- ), Nudism and the Truth about Nudists,
Girard, Kansas (Haldeman-Julius), 1948.
GAY, JAN, On Going Naked,
with decorations by Zhenya. (a) New York (Holborn House),
1932. (b) Garden City, N. Y. (Garden City Publishing Co.). 1932.
GIBBS, ANTHONY (1902- ), New Crusade. [Published in England,
c. 1932.]
HUNTINGTON, HENRY STRONG (1881- ), Defense of Nudism, [published
simultaneously by three publishers] (a) New York (Robert M.
McBride Co.), 1958. (b) Mays Landing, N. J. (Sunshine Publishing
Co.), 1958. (c) Canada (Burns & McEachon), 1958.
JOHNSON, DONALD, The Nudists,
(a) New York (Duell, Sloan and Pearce), 1959. (b)
[Paperback] Spokane, Wash. (Outdoor American Corp.), 1961. [This
first paperback edition is slightly revised from the original edition.]
KIERNAN, EDMUND, God's Hitchhiker: A
Novel, New York (Exposition Press), 1955.
LANGDON-DAVIES, JOHN (1897- ), Lady Godiva: The Future of Nakedness,
New York, London (Harper & Brothers), 1928.
MERRILL, FRANCES and MASON, Among
the Nudists, with an introduction by John Langdon-Davies. (a)
[Place of publication and publisher ?], 1931. [The first book on
nudism brought to full publication in the U. S. A.]
MERRILL, FRANCES and MASON, Nudism
Comes to America, Garden City, N. Y, (Garden City Publishing
Co.), 1932.
MORRIS, HUGH, Facts About Nudism, New
York, (Padell Book Co.), 1930.
MOUNCE, MERVIN (1909- ), It's Only Natural, Spokane, Wash.
(Outdoor American Corp.), [Published in magazine format;
illustrated with black and white and color photography.]
MOUNCE, MERVIN (1909- ), Naked and Unashamed, Spokane, Wash.
(Outdoor American Corp.), 1966.
PARMALEE, MAURICE (1882- ) The New Gymnosophy, with an
Introduction by Havelock Ellis. (a) New York (Frederick H.
Hitchcock), 1927. [This is the first book on nudism written in
English. The edition cited here was attacked by a District
Attorney in New York, and hence was circulated essentially
privately--thus it is not considered to have been published in America
at this timc.] (b) London (Williams & Norgate), 1929,
[First English Editioin]
PARMELEE, MAURICE (1882- ), Nudism in Modern Life: The New Gymnosophy,
with an introduction by Havelock Ellis. [The New Gymnosophy was
now brought back to America, and published by A. A. Knopf. The
title was modified as indicated, and the text revised.] (a) New
revised edition, New York (A. A. Knopf), 1931. (b)
New revised edition, Garden City, N. Y. (Garden City Publishing Co.),
1931. [I conclude that these two editions are identical, except
that they were brought out by different publishers.] (c)
London (John Lane Co.), 1933. [Second English edition] [In
America, the book passed through at least five editions (counting the
1927 edition as the first one). I will now give the citation for
the fifth American edition, which I have examined, and which may be the
last edition till the time of this writing.] (d) Fifth American
edition completely revised, Mays Landing, N. J. (Sunshine Book Co.),
1952.
ROYER, LOUIS CHARLES (1885- ), Let's Go Naked, translated from the
French by Paul Quiltana, illustrated, New York (Zenith Publications),
1932.
SALEEBY, CALEB WILLIAMS (1878- ), Sunlight and Health, New York,
London (G. P. Putnam's Sons), 1924.
SHAW, ELTON RAYMOND (1886- ), The Body Taboo, Washington, D. C.
(Shaw Publishing Co.), 1937.
SHAW, ELTON RAYMOND (1886- ), and ILSLEY BOONE
(1879- ), The Body
Taboo, illustrated. [Essentially this is the second
edition of the preceding work. The publisher is
apparently Sunshine Book Co., Mays Landing, N. J. Date of
publication (?)]
STRACHSTEIN, A., Sunbathing and
Nudism, Girard, Kansas (Haldeman-Julius), 1949.
STRANGE, JULIAN [pseudonym], Adventures
in Nakedness, (a) New York (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.), 1933.
(b) New York (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.), 1934. (c) [Reprint] Mays
Landing N. J. (Sunshine Book Co.), 1942.
SUREN, HANS (1885- ), Man and Sunlight, translation of
Die Mensch und die Sonne. [Publisher and date (?)]
WEBB, HERBERT, Eden Regained: A
Challenge to Modern Prudery, with a foreword by Kurt Barthel,
Spokane, Wash. (Mervin Mounce, Publishers), 1957.
WILLIAMS, CARL EASTON, The
Psychology of Nudism, Mays Landing, N. J. (Sunshine Book Co.),
1941.
II. ARTICLES
(SELECTED).
[Includes only outstanding articles which appeared in nonnudist
periodicals. The many fine articles in the nudist press would have to
be the subject of a separate bibliography, which I am not in a position
to compile at this time.]
CHASE, STUART (1888- ), "Confessions of a Sun-
Worshiper," The Nation (New
York), Vol. 128 (No. 3338), June 26, 1929, pp. 762-765.
WARREN, HOWARD CROSBY (1807-1931), "Social Nudism and the Body Taboo," Psychological Review, Vol. 40 (No.
2), March, 1933. pp. 160-183.
III. MISCELLANEOUS.
BARTHEL, KURT, Facts About the
Origin of Nudism Abroad and in the United States,
privately printed, August 3, 1952. [Pamphlet]
CUSHING, CHARLES CYPRIAN STRONG (1879-1941), Barely Proper: An Unplayable Play,
by Tom Cushing, illustrated by Mordicai Gorelik. New York (Farrar &
Rinehart), 1931.
MOUNCE, MERVIN, and DONALD JOHNSON, Nudst
Primer. Spokane, Wash. (Mervin Mounce, Publishers), 1952.
[Successive editions are brought out every year or so.] [Booklet]
SEAL, HERB, Family-Group
Identification with the Nudist Movement of Oregon and Northern
California. San Francisco, Calif. (privately
priinted Master's thesis for San Francisco State College), 1960.
[Thesis]
What Is Nudism? American
Health Alliance, 1964. [Booklet]
IV. PIONEER GERMAN
WORKS.
[The two works recorded here are so important in terms of historical
priority that they merit inclusion--even in an English
bibliography. Regrettably, these books have not been translated.]*
PUDOR, HEINRICH (1865- ), Nackt-Kultur, Berlin (Steglitz),
1906.
UNGEWITTER, RICHARD (1869- ), Die Nacktheit in
entwicklungsgeschichtlicher, gesundheitlicher, moralischer und
kunstlerischer Beleuchtung. Stuttgart, Germany (Verlag von
Richard Ungewitter). [This is the first book on nudism.
There is confusion over the precise date of initial publication, but
the copy I examined—printed in 1922—implies that this date
was 1905. It may be added that Ungewitter published at least five
other works on nudism. I have a note which states that one of
these, a pamphlet, was published in 1903 or before.]
*In recent years, Cec Cinder has
published translations of both of these works.
V. WORKS WRITTEN FROM
A STANDPOINT EXTERNAL TO NUDISM.
ILFELD, FRED JR. (1940- ), and ROGER LAUER
(1940- ), Social
Nudism in America, New Haven, Conn. (College and University
Press), 1964.
LORAND, SANDOR (1892- ), "The Psychology of Nudism," Psychoanalytical Review, April,
1933.
Books and Magazines: Hartman, Fithian, and Johnson
Though outdated by
now, the bibliography in the second (1991) edition of Nudist Society by
William E. Hartman, Marilyn Fithian, and Donald Johnson was long
considered the most comprehensive of nudist bibliographies.
Nudism: A Bibliography
The first known attempt to collect a comprehensive,
accurate bibliography of nudist literature in a systematic manner was
not begun until 1950. Since most of the first publications to
appear had very limited circulation, copies are now often impossible to
locate.
The generally anti-nudist attitude of both the
academic and social communities has been such that neither was disposed
to preserve nudist material for later evaluation and study. An
additional hazard to careful scholarship was provided by a number of
publications, chiefly magazines of dubious authenticity appearing
shortly after January 13, 1958, when Sunshine and Health won the
Supreme Court decision against the U.S. Post Office.
Every known piece of real or purported nudist
literature known to us has been included. Editorial comments have
been added when, in the opinion of the authors, the work of future
researchers interested in the various aspects of the nudist movement
would thereby be assisted.
General Bibliography
Ableman, Paul, Beyond Nakedness.
Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles, 1982. 112 pages, soft cover.
Illustrated. A study of social nudity in world history.
Includes introduction to modern naturism.
Adolf Koch Gymnaslik.
Rudolf Zitzmann Verlag. Lief Bei Nurnberg, Germany, 1959.
46 pages, illustrated with drawings and photographs taken at the Koch
Institut.
Afrodite. IBS-Forlag,
Copenhagen, Denmark. Undated. Soft cover, magazine
format. Contains an essay on Aphrodite in English, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. Illustrated: nudist
photographs and the Botticelli painting of Aphrodite. [Exists in
two editions, with different illustrations in some instances.]
Almkvist, Johan. Durchsannte Menschen: Bedeutung der Freikorperkultur fur Gerundheit und Moral.
Hrsg. und mit Erganzungen versehen von Werner Zimmermann und Eduard
Fankhauser. Verlag "Die Neue Zeit" Zielbrucke, Switzerland.
1939. 70 pages, hard. Photos.
American Sunbathing Asscciation Convention Program.
Silver Jubilee, 1956. American Sunbathing Association, Mays
Landing, New Jersey. 48 pages, soft cover. Contains a
significant essay on the starts of the ASA by Kurt Barthel.
ASA Park Guide. American
Sunbathing Association. Mays Landing, New Jersey, 1966 through
1989. Averaging 150 pages, soft cover. Numerous maps.
A complete listing of ASA-affiliated nudist parks, descriptions of
their facilities and other data. Updated every two years.
Replaced in 1990 by the North American Guide to Nude Recreation.
Au Naturel. Photart
Publishers, second edition. Undated. A collection of
photographs of females introduced and selected by Theodore
Parkmann. The price [50 cents] and reproduction suggest
publication circa 1925. Possibly the first unretouched nude
photos in the U.S.A.
Australian Bare Facts.
First pub. 1984, North Geelong, Australia. Second Ed. 1989, Les
& Jan Hotchkin, Queensland, 192 pages. A guide to nude
beaches and parks in Australia.
Ball, John. The Cool Cottontail.
Harper and Row. New York, 1966. Mystery Guild Edition,
Oct., 1966. 208 pages, hard cover. A murder mystery set in
a nudist resort.
Ballyhoo Magazine. June 1935. subtitled Ballyhoo Goes Back to Nature.
Dell Publishing Co., New York. Humorous approach. Contains
portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ring and other noted nudists of that
time.
Barthel, Kurt. "Facts About the Origin of Nudism Abroad and in
the United States." Pamphlet. Privately printed. August,
1952.
Baxandall, Lee. World Guide to Nude Beaches and Recreation, New for the 90s. Published by N Editions. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 1991. 228 pages. Color and B&W photos.
Befreite ]ugend. Richard
Danehl's Verlag, Hamburg, Germany, 1955. 32 pages, softcover,
magazine format. Articles in German on the general subject of
youth in nudism.
Blair, Alan. Nudism, or Life in the Sun. Zenith Pub., NY, 1943. 62 pages, softcover. Illustrated.
Blank, Nell [pseud.] as told to D.O. Cauldwell. Why I am a Nudist—How an Ugly Duckling Became an Accomplished Beauty. Haldemann-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, 1948.
Blank, Sarge [pseud.] as told to D.O. Cauldwell. Life in a Nudist Camp. Haldemann Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, 1948.
Body/Self Appreciation.
Sensate Media Service, Los Angeles. 114 pages, soft,
Illustrated. Written to accompany a Sensate Media slide/cassette
set for self-acceptance and self-esteem.
Body/Self Image. Sensate
Media Service, Los Angeles, 114 pages, soft cover.
Illustrated. Written to accompany a Sensate Media slide/cassette
set for self-acceptance and self-esteem.
Boone, llsley. The ABC of Nudism.
Sunshine Book Company, Mays Landing, New Jersey, 1934.
Pamphlet. Also Greenberg, New York. 1934. 128
pages. Hard Cover. Illustrated.
British Naturism.
Quarterly. 1965. The journal of the Central Council for
British Naturism. Editor, Alan McComb. First issue Spring.
California's Nude Beaches. Hold Type, Inc., Berkeley, CA. 3 editions, 1985, 1988, 1991. 128 pages.
Casler, Lawrence. "Some Sociopsychological Observations in a Nudist Camp: A Preliminary Study." The Journal of Social Psychology, 1964. pp 307-23. [Note: "Sunshine Village," is actually Sunny Rest Lodge. Palmerton, Pennsylvania.]
Cauldwell, D.O. Nudism and the Truth About Nudists.
Haldemann-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas. 1948. 30
pages, soft cover. An explanation of various aspects of social
nudism, including a criticism of the Kinsey Report on nudity [sic].
-----Why Be a Nudist?
Haldemann-Julius Publications. Girard, Kansas, 1949. 32
pages, soft cover. States that intelligent, delightful,
uninhibited people may become nudists just for fun or for the hell of
it [sic].
Clapham, Adam and Robin Constable, As Nature Intended: A Pictorial History of The Nudists. Elysium Growth Press, Los Angeles, 2 editions, England, [hardcover] 1982, USA, [Soft] 1986.
Clarke, Magnus. Nudism in Australia.
Elysium Growth Press, Los Angeles, 2 editions, 1982 [Australia], 1985
[USA]. 363 pages. The history of nudism in Australia.
Club Leader's Handbook.
D. Burton Letteney, editor. American Sunbathing Association, Mays
Landing, New Jersey. Undated. Privately published,
available from the Association to qualified individuals. Contains
articles by prominent nudist specialists in various areas such as
history, park management, public relations, etc. includes a
directory of ASA-affiliated parks and a listing of their
facilities.
Craig, Alee. The Bibliography of Nudism. The Progressive League, London, 1954. 2 pages. A reprint from Sun and Health magazine, issue No. 2, 1954.
Cushing, Tom. Barely Proper, an unplayable play. Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1931. 93 pages with line-drawing illustrations by Mordecai Gorelik.
De Dienes, Andre. Sun Warmed Nudes.
Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles, 1965. 96 pages. Illustrated in
black-and-white and color. Hard cover. Introduction by Ed
Lange.
De Sazo, Serge. L'Ile aux Sirenes. Editions Optimistes, Paris. Undated. 32 pages + gatefold, soft.
De Vries, Arnold Paul. Nude Culture. Dunlay Publishing Co., New York, 1947. 68 pages, hard.
Duman, Renée. La Chair au Soliel; illustré de quatorze documents des centres gymniques de Vivre. Editions de Vivre, Paris, 1930. Illustrated.
Eastman, Arthur Andrew. The Nude Deal.
Anchor Press, South Bend, Indiana, 1935, 87 pages. Illustrations
by Fred Neher. A jolly gesture 'gainst bulky vesture; naked
truths—suspense without offense—one million
honest-to-goodness nudist camps—a mirthful
masterpiece—chock full of chuckles [sic].
Elysium Calendar. Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles, 1963. Illustrated in color.
Family Naturism in America. Elysium Growth Press. Los Angeles, 1988. 100 pages.
Family Naturism in Europe. E.G.L. Enterprises, Los Angeles, 1982. 100 pages.
Fankhauser, Eduard. Nackheit vor Gericht.
Nach original-documenten und wortlich aufgenommenen stenogrammen
zusammengestelt. Verlag Die Neue Zeit, Thielle, Switzerland,
1948. 92 pages, soft cover with wrapper. Illustrated,
portrait of the author.
-----Nudism, Obscenity, and the Law.
Translated from the German by Alois S. Knapp, foreword by Mr.
Knapp. Alethea Publications, Inc., Chicago, 1951. 72 pages,
soft. Illustrated.
FKK Frien-Führer.
Richard Danehl's Verlag, Hamburg, Germany. Undated. 32
pages, soft cover. Illustrated with photographs and maps.
Contains a detailed description of nudist facilities adjoining the
North Sea. Text in German.
FKK in Dänemark, England, Frankreich, Holland, Osterreich, Schweden, Schweiz, USA.
Richard Danehl's Verlag, Hamburg, Germany. These eight 32-page
pamphlets [illustrated] deal with nudist activities in the countries
named. FKK in USA published in 1955. All others in 1956,
soft cover. Note: FKK is an abbreviation for Freikorperkultur,
[free body culture] the German word for nudism.
Floyd, Wanita. The Nude View: Life on a Bareskin Rug.
Psy Med Books, Atlanta, Georgia. 1966. 160 pages,
pocket-book format. A light discussion of nudism by a nudist
writer. Uses statistics without supporting data.
Flügel, John Carl. "The Psychology of Clothes." Hogarth Press, London. 1930. A monograph.
— "The Psychology of Nudism." With foreword by Alois Knapp.
Alethea Publications, Inc., Chicago, 1951. 32 pages, soft,
Illustrated. Reprint: Complex, the Magazine of Psychoanalysis.
Foex, Jean-Albert. "L'Ile du Levant, Paradies des
Naturists." Editions Optimistes, Paris. Undated. 36
pages, soft cover. Illustrated by black-and-white and color
photographs. An account of the well-known nudist island in the
Mediterranean.
Fougerat de David de Lastouts, Francois Joseph. L'Homme
et la lumiere, initiation a I'insolation, moyens de traitment et
d'hygene: bain d'air, bain de lumiere, bain de soleil, morality el
nudité. Editions du Nouvel Humanisme, 1946.
218 pages, Illustrated. [This work was completed in 1939, but did
not appear in print until 1946.]
Fun in the Sun, Book I. Sun West. The who, what, when and where of nudism, 1985, B & W and color photos 64 pages.
Fun in the Sun Book II.
Sun West. Nudist/naturist recreation [beaches, boats, backyards,
backwoods], 1990, all-color illustrations, 64 pages.
Garden of Eden. Audience
souvenir book to accompany the motion picture of the same name.
Excelsior Pictures Corporation, New York, 1954. 18 pages.
Illustrated. [Description of the photoplay, portraits of cast,
statements from prominent nudist personalities, and an essay on nudism
by Donald Johnson.]
Garden of Eden.
Publicity book for the motion picture. Excelsior Pictures
corporation, New York, 1954. [Material on nudism for the use of
exhibitors of the motion picture.]
Garmong, Alton R. Rhapsody in Nude, an illustrated story of American sunbathers.
Harrisburg Book Club, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Undated.
157 pages, hard cover, dust jacket. 132 illustrations principally
taken at the Halcyon Outdoor Club, Evans City, Pennsylvania.
Gay, Jan. On Going Naked.
Garden City Publishing Co., New York, 1932. 163 pages, hard
cover. Illustrated with nudist photographs and decorations by
Zhenya.
Goodson, Aileen, Ph.D., Therapy, Nudity, and Joy.
Elysium Growth Press. Los Angeles. 1991, 382 pages. A
study of nudity historically and in modern psychotherapy.
Graham, William M. What is a Woman?
Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles, 1966. 96 pages, hard cover.
Portrait of the artist on the dust jacket. lintroduction by
Shirley Graham. A series of photo essays of six nudists
representing early childhood, adolescence, and young womanhood.
Huntington, Henry Strong. Defense of Nudism. R.M. McBride Co., 1958. 234 pages, hard, Illus.
Ilfeld, Fred, Jr., and Roger Lauer. Social Nudism in America. College and University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, 1964. 240 pages, hard cover. Bibliography.
Im Paradies am Blauen Meer.
Richard Danehl's Verlag Hamburg. Undated. 36 pages, soft
cover. In German. 18 color plates. Text and colored
illustrations devoted to the Ile du Levant.
Inside Nudism, the first complete handbook of living nude
[sic]. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood. Undated [circa
1965]. 52 pages, soft cover, magazine format.
Illustrated. [A number of articles relating to nudist activity].
Jenkins, Herbert. Nudist Murder. McClelland and Stewart, Ltd., Toronto. No other data.
Johnson, Donald. The Nudist Handbook.
The WSA, Inc., San Bernardino, California. 1966. 32 pages,
soft cover, Illustrated. [Prepared on a nonprofit basis for those
interested in the nudist idea. Contains a brief nudist history, a
description of nudist resorts, answers to questions, and other
information.]
-----Nudist Primer.
Mervin Mounce Publishers, Spokane, Washington. Undated, [circa
1954]. 34 pages, soft cover. Illustrated, [has passed
through a considerable number of editions, a complete record
unavailable].
-----The Nudists. Duel, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1959. 180 pgs, hardcover. Illustrated.
----- The Nudists.
Pocket-book edition. Outdoor American Corporation, Spokane,
1959. 177 pages, soft cover. [Heavily altered without the
author's permission to remove all references to the ASA, substituting
the American Health Alliance. The author has disavowed this
edition as a distortion of his original work.]
Keller, H.A., Back to Nature. Pamphlet. Undated. No publication data available.
Kings and Queens of Nudism.
Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood. Undated [circa 1965]. 48
pages, soft cover. Illustrated. [Contains material
concerning nudist "royalty" contests, much like "beauty contests" in
clothed society.]
Koch, Adolf. In Natur und Sonne. Gebr. Weiss, Berlin, 1949. Soft Cover. Illustrated.
-----Korperkultur und Erziehung. Gewe Verlag, Berlin, 1950. 140 pages. Illustrated.
-----Nacktheit Korperkultur und Erziehung. Berlin. 1929. Additional data unavailable.
-----Der Naturlich Bewegte Leib.
Rudolf Zitzmann Verlag, Lauf bei Nurnberg, Germany, 1962. 44
pages, soft cover. Illustrated. Devoted to the Adolf Koch
system of nude gymnastics. [Presented by the publisher as volume
two of Adolf Koch Gymnastik]
Kohler, Werner. Modern Paradise. Germany, 1927. No other data available.
Langdon-Davies, John. The Future of Nakedness [Sometimes known as Lady Godiva: The Future of Nakedness].
Harper and Brothers, New York, 1928. 117 pages, line drawings,
hard cover. [This is a tongue-in-cheek essay intended as refined
humor. To the author's surprise, it was taken seriously by many,
and he was proclaimed a forbearer of the nudist idea in the
U.S.A. Unintentionally, he advanced many basic nudist ideas in
persuasive form. He later contributed a foreword to at least one
serious work on nudism. The Future of Nakedness must be regarded
as a significant item in the literature.]
Lange, Ed. Nudist Nudes.
Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles. 47 pages, soft cover. An album
of nudist photographs by the author with an introduction in English,
Spanish, French, and German. Portrait of the artist and a
biography in English. [A 4th— revised—version
reissued in 1990.]
Langier, Lawrence, The Importance of Wearing Clothes.
Elysium Growth Press, 1991, a study of why we wear clothes—or
don't wear them. Includes a chapter on social nudism.
Lauer, Roger. See Ilfeld, Fred, Jr.
Laval, Marc. Les Peaux de Bronze: nudisme, naturisme, libre-culture, heliothérapie, euginique. Les Editions du Laurier, Paris, 1931. 214 page Illustrated.
Lawrence, K. Nudist Photographs by K. Lawrence.
Outdoor American Corporation, Spokane, Washington 1957. With an
introduction and appreciation of the artist by Donald Johnson.
[An album of nudist photographs by an acknowledged master.
Printed on one side of the paper only. Offset process.
Spiral bound.]
Let's Go Naked. Pyramid
Books, New York, 1952. 158 pages, pocket-book format. [A
collection of 13 short stories and articles, largely by non-nudist
authors, not to be confused with the Louis-Charles Royal book of the
same name.]
Licht und Sonne Program for the First Annual Meeting of the International Nudist Conference.
Verein fur Freie Korperkultur, Vienna, 1954. Text in German,
French, and English. Illustrated, portraits of prominent
nudists. [Contains an article on the INC and other related
material.]
Loam, Jason, et al. Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Northwest. Wilderness Press, 1980, 1986. 192 pages. Identifies pools where nudity is possible.
-----Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest.
Aqua Thermal Access. 160 pages. 1991. Published by
Wilderness Press in 1985. Indentifies pools where nudity is
possible.
----- Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the USA. Aqua Thermal Access, 1990. 288 pages. Identifies locations where nudity is possible.
Lorand, Sandor. "The Psychology of Nudism," The Psychoanalytical Review, April, 1933.
Mead. Margaret. "The Nudist Idea," Redbook. June, 1958, p. 38.
Mentone. Frederick H. The Romance of Naturism.
The Naturist Publishing Co., London. First edition January, 1941;
9th edition April, 1949. 64 pages, soft cover. Illustrated with
nude photographs by Roye [retouched]. A charming romance woven
around the naturist movement in Great Britain.
Merrill, Frances and Mason. Among the Nudists. A. A. Knopf, New York and London, 1931. 246 pages, hard cover. Illustrated.
-----Nudism Comes to America.
A. A. Knopf, New York, 1932. 299 pages, hard cover.
Illustrated. [Contains a very early statistical survey of nudism
in the United States.]
Minvielle, Georges. L'Expertise en Matiere de Moralite Publique. Films nudistes et experts en pudeur. Recueil Sirey, Paris, 1935.
Mongeot, Marcel Kienne de. L'Abbbe chez les fous, with a preface by Gerard de Lacaze-du-Theirs. Edition de Vivre d'Abord, Chateau d'Aigremont, 1952. 349 pages.
-----L'Abbe chez les nudistes, with
a preface by Henry Huchet. Editions de Vivre d'Abord, Chateau
d'Aigremont, 1947. 238 pages. [This widely-known work has
appeared in a number of different editions, some very elaborate, in
different countries.]
-----Beauté et Libre-Culture, with a preface by Dr. Robert Sorel. Editions de Vivre d'Abord. Paris, 1931. 198 pages. Illustrated.
-----Ma tante chez les nudistes. Editions de Vivre d'Abord. Chateau d'Aigremont, 1953. 233 pages. Illustrated.
-----. La Nudité Belle et Vraie, a la gloire du corps humain.
Editions de Vivre d'Abord. Chateau d'Aigremont, France,
1954. Text, illustrations, and a tribute to Louis-Charles
Royer. 46 pages, soft cover. [For German edition, see
Schonheit die Begeistert.]
-----la Nudite Bell et Vraie, Volume 2,
Editions de Vivre d'Abord, Chateau d'Aigremont, France, 1952. 49
pages, soft cover. [Volume 1 is dated 1954, Volume 2 is dated
1953.]
Morris, Hugh. Facts About Nudism.
Padell Book Co. New York, 1939. 32 pages, soft cover.
Pamphlet. [In the opinion of the authors, this booklet classifies
as irresponsible sensationalism.]
Nacktbaden in Alter Welt, Umfassendes Handhuch alter Freibadeplätze der Welt.
Olymp-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Undated. 32
pages. Illustrated with line drawings, photographs, and
maps. [A guide to the nudist organizations and facilities in all
parts of the world].
Nacktheit als erbrechen,
edited by Walther Brauns. R. Laurer, Hamburg, 1927. 247
pages, Illustrated. Der Kampf um 184 Strgb. im Luneburger
nacktkulturprozess. Mit dem gesamten authentischen material nebst
zahlreichen aktaufnahmen und illustrationen von verlag
herausgegeben.
Naturisme INF [International Nudist Federation] directory to camps and nude recreation areas. Published every other year. Kluwer, N.V. Antwerp, 1990-91 848 pages
Naturisten Handbuch.
Richard Danehl's Verlag, Hamburg. Undated. 128 pages.
A guide to European nudist parks with additional general
information. In German, French, and English.
Nevitt, Peter K. "The Legal Aspects of Nudism," The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology,
Northwestern University School of Law, May-June. 1950.
Vol. 41, No. 1. pp. 47-61. An examination
of the legal posture of nudism at the time with conclusions by the
author.
Newcomb, William W. The Story of Nudism. Greenberg, New York, 1934. 211 pages, hard., Illus.
North American Guide to Nude Recreation. American Sunbathing Association, Kissimmee, FL, 1990. 200 pages. Replacement for ASA Guide.
Norwood, C.E. Nudism in England. Douglas Publishing Co., London, 1933.
Nude/Clothes-free Travel Guide 1992-3.
Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles, 772 pages, Elysium Growth Press,
1992. Soft cover. Illustrated. Official INF travel
guide to nude beaches and resorts.
Nude Living Factfinder.
Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles, 32 pages, soft cover.
Illustrated. A handbook for newcomers to nudism. Revised as
Original Nudist Fact Finder. [Reissued 1989 as Nudist/Naturist
Factfinder and Directory.]
Nudist ABC. Elysium,
Inc., Los Angeles, 1965. Consists principally of photographs
arranged in an ABC format. 60 pages, soft cover.
Nudist Nudes. Elysium Growth Press, Los Angeles. Nudist photos by Ed Lange, 1991. 48 pages.
Ortil, Hajo. Das Waldriff im Meer; isyllische Kajakfahrten in die Felsen und Inselwildnisse Dalmatiens. Rudopf Zitzmann Verlag, Lauf bei Nurnberg, 1956.
-----"Hellas ewig unser Liebe." Rudopf Zitzmann Verlag, Lauf bei Nurnberg, 1958. 58 ps. Illu.
Palacios, I. El Desnudismo, la Salud y el Arte.
Libreria Bergua, Madrid, 1932. 472 photographs of the nude.
[This work is of interest by reason of its year of publication and the
country of origin. As of mid-1969, nudist parks were not
permitted in Spain. This has, however, changed. At present
[in 1991] there are a number of quality nudist resorts in Spain vieing
for European vacation dollars.]
Park, Bertram. Sunbathers; a companion volume to The Beauty of the Female Form.
G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd., London, 1935. Forty-eight
photographic studies by the author and Yvonne Gregory, F.R.P.S.
and an introduction by Alan Warwick.
Parmelee, Maurice Farr. Nudism in Modern Life or The New Gymnosophy,
with an introduction by Havelock Ellis. Alfred A. Knopf,
New York. 1927; revised edition, 1931. 303 pages, hard
cover, with an index, notes, and references. Illustrated.
-----Fourth American revised edition. Sunshine Book Co., Mays
Landing, New Jersey, 1941. New illustrations. Incorporates
the decision of the United Slates Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia regarding the alleged obscenity of the [original]
illustrations. A 5th revised edition, 1952, was very little
changed from the fourth.
People [Australia], October
24, 1951. Contains an extended article on Ron Ashworth, a
prominent publisher of nudist literature in Australia. Portrait,
pp. 34-37.
Prather, Richard S. Strip for Murder.
Shell Scott invades a nudist camp. Novel. Faucett
Publications, Inc., New York, 1955. 174 pages, pocket-book format.
Pudor, Heinrich. Nackt-Kultur. Steglitz, Berlin, 1906. No other data available.
Reade, Edgar Z. Nudism Exposed. New York, 1934. No other data available.
Reichert, Kurt. Von Leibeszucht und Leibesschönheit,
with an introduction by Karl Buckmann. Deutsche Leibeszucht
Verlag, Berlin, 1940. 48 color plates of nudist activities, hard
cover.
Reifende Jugend und Freikorperkultur
with an introduction by Karlwilli Damn. Richard Danehl's Verlag,
Hamburg, 1956. 40 pages, soft cover. Illustrated. A
series of articles dealing with nudism and youth.
Robinson, Sandra June. "Nudism: The Bare Facts." 149 pages with
bibliography and index. Typed. Hard cover. Comparison
of traditional nudists, contemporary nudists, Jaybirds, and commercial
nudists. A master's thesis presented at San Jose State College,
1967.
Romaine, Ray. "Nudism Throughout the World." Sexology. New York, 1960. Reprinted in a pamphlet by the American Sunbathing Association.
Rowan, Clyde C. "Sunbathing Publications are Legal." Mervin
Mounce, Spokane, Washington. Undated. 16 pages, soft
cover. Second edition, enlarged text with citations by Judge Gene
Williams. 33 pages, soft cover. Many legal references and a
tabulation of cases won and lost.
Royer, Louis Charles. Au Pays des Hommes Nus. Les Editionsde France, Paris. 1929. 216 p, Illus.
-------Let's Go Naked, translated from the French by Paul Quiltana. Brentano's, New York, 1932. 192 pages. Illustrated.
Rutherford, Michael. British Naturism.
The Naturist Publishing Co., London, 1946. 36 photographic
studies by Stephen Glass [retouched]. 69 pages, soft cover.
Salak, Joseph Charles. The Story of Lady Godiva. The Euphotic Press, Spokane, Washington. Undated. Pamphlet, 32 pages.
Salardenne, Roger. Le Culte de la Nudite. Prior to November, 1929. Illustrated. No other data.
Schmerer. Henry M. "The Law of Organized Nudism." The University of Miami Law Review,
Summer 1963, pp. 596-618. An examination of the legal position of
nudism in the United States with references to pertinent court
decisions. Updates the Nevitt paper listed above.
Schonheit des Liebes. Verlag Deutsche Leibeszucht, Berlin. Undated. 42 pages, hard cover, this is a German edition of La Nudite Belle et Vraie by Marcel Kienne de Mongeot, listed above.
Scott, George Riley. The Common Sense of Nudism, including a survey of sunbathing and light treatments.
T.W. Laurie, Ltd., London, 1934. 165 pages.
Illustrated. A list of English nudist organizations with their
stated aims and policies.
Seal. Herbert. "Family-Group Identification with the Nudist
Movement of Oregon and Northern California," a master's thesis
presented to the faculty of San Francisco State College, 1960.
100 pages with bibliography and index. Mimeographed in soft
cover.
Sennet, Charles. Sunshine and Naturism. The Naturist Publishing Co., London, circa 1945. 33 illustratons [retouched]. Soft cover.
The Shameless Nude.
Elysium Growth Press, Los Angeles, 1991. 163 pages, hard
cover. Anthology of articles and illustrations originally
published in Nude Living. Introduction by Ed Lange.
Shaw, Elton Raymond. The Body Tabu: its origin, effect, and modern denial, with notes, references and a bibliography.
Shaw Publishing Co., Washington, D.C., 1937. 361 pages, hard
cover. Illustrated edition, Sunshine Book Co.. Mays
landing, New Jersey, 1951. [Published as by Elton Shaw and Ilsley
Boone printed from the same plates as the original. Boone's claim
to co-authorship spurious.]
Sol e Alegria. I. Peres,
Brazil. Undated, circa 1951. 40 pages, soft cover, magazine
format. Contains a series of articles on nudism in Portuguese and
one in English.
Smith, Dennis Craig, with De. William Sparks. The Naked Child, Growing Up Without Shame.
Elysium Growth Press, Los Angeles, 1986. Illustrated, with
appendix, index, and bibliography. Was previous lished as The Naked Child. Revised during this second publication.]
Sparks, William Sheppard, Living in the Sun.
Shaw Publishing Co., Washington, S.C. Undated, circa 1938.
87 pages, soft cover. Contains poems, editorials, and stories
about social nudism.
State of Michigan in the Supreme Court. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the County of Calhoun.
Amicus Curius brief of the American Sunbathing Association, Inc.
Harry Gillig, Wallace B. Heider, and Gene Lary attorneys for the
ASA. People of the State of Michigan vs. Earl Hildebridle et
al. Calendar No. 47469. Fifty pages of documented
legal opinion bearing on the legality of nudist parks. [This case
mentioned in chapter 14.]
Stewart, Douglas. Beauty and Naturism.
The Naturist Publishing Co., London, 1947. 36 retouched
illustrations by Stephen Glass. 68 pages, soft cover.
The Story of American Nudism.
Outdoor Publishing Co., Mays Landing, New Jersey, 1950. 42
pages. IIlustrated. Anthology of articles reprinted from
Sunshine & Health, selected and edited by Donald Johnson.
Strachstein, A. "Sunbathing and Nudism." Haldemann-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, 1949. Pamphlet.
Strange, Julian. Adventures in Nakedness.
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934. 289 pages, 74 photographs by
author. Hard cover. Contains an appendix reproducing the
rules and regulations of selected nudist resorts and the summary and
conclusions from the Warner Report by permission of the author.
[Julian Strange is the pseudonym of a widely-known American author and
educator, now deceased.]
Suhr, Werner. Der Nackte Tanz.
R. Laurer, Hamburg, 1927. Illustrated. [This book is of
interest to compare with the curriculum of the Adolf Koch Institut of
Berlin during the same period.]
Suren. Hans. Mensch und Sonne. Scherl, Berlin, 1936. 236 pages, Illustrated.
"Trailer Life Covers [?] Nudist Trailer Show." Trailer Life Magazine,
July, 1966. Trailer Life Publishing Co. Contains an account
of a mobile-home show held at Glen Eden Nudist Park to which the public
was admitted during certain hours.
Tucker, L. New ism: Nudism in the Light of the Bible. John Young, Bingham, New York, 1934. No other data available.
The Unashamed. Cine
Grand Films, Inc., 1942. Audience souvenir booklet to accompany
the motion picture of the same name. [Still scenes from the film,
details of the cast and crew, and short articles about nudism.]
Ungewitter, Richard. Die Nacktheit: In entwickelungsgeschichtlicher, gesundheitlicher, moralischer, und kunstlerischer Beleuchtung.
Strecher & Schroder, Stuttgart, for the author, 1907. 104
pages, 60 illustrations, hard cover. The cornerstone for all
nudist literature.
-----Nacktheit und Augsteig. Richard Ungewitter's Verlag, Stuttgart, 1922.
-----Nackheit und Kultur.
Neue Forderungen von Richard Ungewitter. Richard Ungewitter's
Verlag, Stuttgart, 1922. 143 pages, hard cover.
-----Nacktheit und Moral, Wege zur Rettung des deutschen Volkes. Richard Ungewitter's Verlag, Stuttgart, 1925. 121 pages, 62 illustrations, hardcover.
Vaneer, William. Scandals at a Nudist Colony.
Croydon Publishing Company, New York. 1953. 128 pages, soft
cover. Untamed passions run wild in this strange cult
[sic]. Novel.
Warren, Howard Crosby. "Social Nudism and the Body Taboo." The Psychological Review,
March, 1933. The most distinguished early treatise on nudism by
an American scientist. Reprinted in full in Appendix One.
Webb, Herbert. Eden Regained. A challenge to modern prudery. Mervin Mounce Publishers, Spokane, Washington, 1957. 129 pages, hard cover. Portrait of the author.
Der Weg zu Uns. Verlag Freie Menschen, Frankfurt am Main. 1959. An illustrated monograph. 26 pages, soft cover.
Weidemann. Magnus. Sonnenleben. Aus der not zum Lebensglück. Illustrated monograph. Undated. 24 pages.
-----Wege zur Freude.
Gesammelte aufsite unde Bilder von Magnus Weidemann. R.
Laurer, Hamburg, 1926. 128 pages. Illustrated by the author.
Weinberg. Martin S. "Sexual Modesty, Social Meanings, and the Nudist Camp." Social Science, Fall, 1965.
Welby, William. It's Only Natural: The Philosophy of Nudism.
Thorsons Publishers, London. 115 pages. Illustrated.
[This work passed through at least 11 editions in its original
format. Reportedly reprinted in the United States by Mervin
Mounce in a magazine format with himself listed as the author.]
-----Naked and Unashamed. Nudism from six points of view. Thorsons Publishers, London, 1934. 87 pages. Illustrated.
-----The Naked Truth About Nudism. Thorsons Publishers, London, 1935. Revised, 1939 [16th edition]. 122 pages. Illustrated.
Wilke, Hermann. Dein Ja Zume Leibé.
Sinn unde gestaltung deutscher Leibeszucht. Verlag Deutsche
Leibeszucht, Berlin, 1940. 207 pages. Illustrated.
Williams, Carl Easton. The Psychology of Nudism. A study of mental health and the techniques of happiness. Sunshine Book Co., Mays Landing, New Jersey, 1941. 222 pages. Illustrated.
Williams, Gene. "Nudism, Tyranny, and Arkansas." Outdoor
American Corporation, Spokane, 1957. Pamphlet, 26 pages with many
footnotes and legal references.
The Wonderful Webbers, Elysium , Los Angeles, An illustrated story of Joe and Diane Webber. 1967. 96 pages.
Woodland Romance, an album of photographs by Arundel Holmes Nicholls.
Arundel Publications. New York. 1923. 32 pages, soft
art paper cover. [Of marginal nudist interest. No text
other than a brief note on the pictures by the artist. A close
approximation of the nudist photography well before the movement was
established in this country and more than ten years before the founding
of Sunshine& Health; some retouching.]
Zimmermann, Werner. Sonnenzauber, befreite Menschen in Natur und Sonne, Sexualitat und Nacktheit. Verlag Die Neue Zeit, Zielbrucke-Thielle, Switzerland, 1944. 55 pages, with 21 color plates.
Zon en Leven, Verbond van Nederlandse Naturisten.
Stichting tot bevordering van gezonde lichamelijke en geestelijke
ontwikkeling en naturrlijke leefwijze. De Zonnewijzer, The Hague.
Bibliography [Magazines] Few of these magazines are still in print. Check organizations on page for up-to-date information.
Accent on Nudism. Quarterly. The House of Price. Undated.
Adil [France]. Quarterly. L'Association Naturiste des Amis
de L'Ille du Levant, first issue presumably spring, 1950. Ille du
Levant, France.
Adventures in Nudism. Quarterly. The House of Price. Northridge, Calif. First issue, circa 1967.
All Color Nudist Illustrated. No frequency given. Quest
Publishing Co., Long Beach. California. First issue
1967. [Note: contains many black-and-white pages.] Now
defunct.
American Nudist [briefly, American Nudist Leader]. Monthly, later
quarterly. Outdoor American Corporal Spokane, Washington.
First issue uncertain. Revived by the Outdoor American
Corporation, circa 1969. Reused older material published in
previous issues of The American Sunbather and Nudist Leader. Sold
at 60 cents. Became a quarterly and price rose to $2.]
The American Nudist Leader [later The American Sunbather and Nudist
Leader]. Monthly. Outdoor American Corporation, Spokane,
Washington. First issue, November, 1949, appearing as an insert
in the North Nudist News. Published in unretouched, retouched and
a members version [unretouched— including news insert]. The
August, 1966 issue mislabeled on the cover as October, and the wrong
volume number given.
Ankh. Quarterly. Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles,
California. First issue, summer, 1967. 8 total
issues.
ASA Bulletin. Monthly. The American Sunbathing Association,
Mays Landing, New Jersey. First issue presumably in January,
1951. A news journal for all ASA members. Contains articles
and comment, reprinted material from other publications of nudist
interest, and information regarding forthcoming events. Now
issued from Kissimmee, Florida, where the ASA is located.
Australian Naturist, The. Brisbane, Australia.
Bimonthly. First issue presumably July, 1952. Mimeographed
format. "Published by nudists for the benefit of nudism."
No subscription or individual copy price, circulated free to nudists
and other interested persons.
Australian Sun & Health. Les & Jan Hotchkin.
Quarterly. A 42-page magazine with exceptional color and sharp
B&W pictures, covers nudist camps, beaches and resorts in
Australia, first issue Jan-March 1982.
The Australian Sunbather. Monthly. Ron Ashworth, Balgowlah,
N.S.W. First issue presumably January, 1947. Now defunct,
see Dare.
Bare in Mind. Leisure Publications, first issue 1972. newspaper format. Still in publication.
The Best of American Nudism. This is a rebound title. See Nudist Classics.
The Black Horse. A mimeographed nudist magazine devoted largely
to internal politics. Never circulated to the public, but
contains a great deal of information of interest to the nudist
historian. Published by the late Earl S. Wright. Special
details regarding conventions and other meetings circa 1945-55 plus
other data generally unavailable.
Bright. No frequency given. House of Price. Became a Carlisle pub. with issue #3, undated.
British Naturism. Quarterly. 1965. The journal of the
Central Council for British Naturism. Editor, Alan McCombe.
First issue Spring.
Canadian Sun-Air. Monthly. First issue February,
1959. This is a continuation of Sunny Trails, the name changed to
avoid conflict with a large club of the same name. Ray and
Mildred Connett, Vancouver, B.C.
Candid Nudist Views. Quarterly. The House of Price. Undated. Now defunct.
Classic Line and Form. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc. North
Hollywood. California. First issue October, 1966.
Deals with the activities of people in the nude, using models rather
than real nudists. Now defunct.
Clothing-Optional Life. Quarterly. Mt. Carmel Academy, POB
Enosburg, VT 05450. First issue January, 1988. Published at a
Christian school, relating nudity to Christian doctrine. Unable
to determine the total number of issues printed or when last issue came
out. [Editor's note: Ended 1989, continued as Naturist Life
International.]
Colorscope. Quarterly. Colorama Publishing Co. First
issue presumably July, 1966. Bannered All Color, but contains
many black-and-white photos.
Colorviews. No frequency given. The House of Price.
Covina, California. Undated. Now defunct.
Continental Nudist. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North
Hollywood, California. First issue summer, 1963. All
European photographs and articles. In English. Now defunct.
Dare [Australia]. Monthly. Ashworth Publications,
Balgowlah, N.S.W. "Incorporating the Australian Sunbather."
First issue of Dare presumably October. 1953, though dating is
uncertain. Contains much "exploitation" material and some context
on Australian nudist activity.
Dawn [England] Annual. British Sunbathing Association, London. First issue 1951. Retouched
Eden. Quarterly, originally an annual. Outdoor American
Corp., Spokane, Washington. First issue presumably 1959.
Doubt if a first issue, as such, was published. Title changed to
Garden of Eden with issue #25.
The Essay. No frequency given. Official publication of the
defunct American Nudist Association. Undated. Five issues
known published. Amer. Nudist Assoc, Delray Beach, Florida.
Exposure and Design. Quarterly. Elysium Inc., Los
Angeles. First issue September. 1966. Concerned with
the art aspects of nudism.
Families—Naturally. Monthly. The Schuyten Family,
Corona, CA 91720. Published sporadically. First issue,
Sept. 1983. Unable to determine when last issue was
published.
Figure and Lens. Bi-monthly. Carlisle Publications.
First issue April, 1967 [subtitled "A Journal of Contemporary
Nudism"]. First issue Vol 1, No. 5 on front cover, Issue No. 1 on
page 2.
Film and Figure. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood,
California. First issue, October, 1965. Largely devoted to
the activities of people in the nude, not necessarily nudists.
FKK [Freikorperkultur]. Monthly. Deutschen Bundes fur Freikorperkultur. Hamburg. First issue May, 1952.
Flesh Tones. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood,
California. First issue October, 1965. Used paid models as
subjects rather than true nudists.
Four Seasons. Quarterly. The House of Price. Covina, Calif. Undated, first issue circa 1965.
Freies Leben. Herausgegeben in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Deutschen
Bund fur Freikorperkultur [SFK]. Assen-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main,
Germany. Monthly. First issue August, 1951.
Garden of Eden. See Eden. Now defunct.
Glen-Eden. No frequency given. Collier Pub. [House of Price]. First issue 1962, others undated.
Going Natural. Bulletin of the Federation of Canadian
Naturists. All B & W photos. First issue Jan.
1986.
The Crone. [England]. Official Journal of the North Kent
Sun Club. Bi-monthly. First issue circa April, 1954.
Gymnos. Monthly. The English edition of Sonnenfreunde, an
organ of the German, Austrian, and Swiss Nudist Associations.
Richard Danehl's Verlag, Hamburg. First issue 1953, otherwise
undated. Issue and volume numbers are inconsistent in the early
issues.
Harmony. Monthly. Harmony Publishing Co., Sutler Creek,
California. First issue circa 1960 or early 1961.
Health and Efficiency [England]. Monthly. Established 1900
as Health and Vim, became a nudist publication circa 1930.
Uninterrupted publication to date, 1991. Initially
retouched.
Health and Efficiency. Quarterly, Press Books Ltd., London.
First issue uncertain, circa spring, 1963. Published in addition
to the regular monthly Health and Efficiency in larger format,
retouched Illustrations. Appears to have been abandoned in the
1970s.
Health and Sunshine. [Australia]. Quarterly, later
bi-monthly. Retouched. Health and Sunshine
publishers. First issues were quarterly, bi-monthly
thereafter. Undated.
Helios [in English] Monthly. International Publishing
House, Aarhus, Denmark. First issue No 1, 1952. Published
in conjunction with the German edition, but not necessarily containing
the same material in corresponding issues.
Helios [in German]. The new name for Sonnenstrahl, effective with
issue of October, 1952. Volume and issue numbers continue
unbroken. First issue of Helios as such October, 1952.
Monthly. Rudolf Zitzmann Verlag, Lauf bei Nurnberg.
Helios [in Swedish]. Monthly. Eiraförlaget
Orebro. First issue uncertain. [Note: the first issue of
Helios in English contains a portion of the text in Swedish. At
least one issue of this magazine published entirely in that language.]
Heliosport [Switzerland]. Frequency not given. Heliosport,
Inc., Geneva. Text in French. Illustrated. First
issue January. 1951.
Hellas. International edition [Sweden]. Monthly.
Eiraförlaget Orebro, First issue presumably January, 1962.
L'ldea Naturista [Italy]. No data on frequency. First issue
prior to September, 1934. No copy of this magazine has been
located, but announcements of its existence appear in early nudist
publications in the USA. Stated to be the official organ of the
Unione Naturista Italiana, circa 1933, clearly an organization
operating quite openly. As of 1969, no nudist organization of any
kind known to exist in Italy.
"In" Nudist. Quarterly. Triumph News Co., North Hollywood, Calif. First issue January. 1968.
The Inner Circle. Monthly. The Atlantic Press, Rock Hill, South Carolina. First issue: Oct., 1942.
International Jaybird. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North
Hollywood. First Issue. March. 1966. Dealt with
European nudist activities and contained European photos.
International Journal [Denmark] Text in English, German, and
Danish. Issues not dated. No frequency given. Now
defunct. Issue No 22 [titled Solvennen] believed to be the
last.
International Nudeland. Frequency not stated. Edmar
Publishing Co., New York. First issue circa 1934. May
possibly predate The Nudist, generally believed to be the first
American nudist publication. Extremely rare.
International Nudist Sun. No frequency given. Sandville
Publications. New Jersey. First issue uncertain.
Subject of a legal attack by the Los Angeles Police Department in 1965,
on the premise that it was not a nudist publication [It contained
photos of nude women in suggestive poses]. Nudist officials
appeared in support of the police position. Only one issue is
known to have been published.
International Nudistour Guide. Bi-monthly. Collier
publications. [Ken Price]. First issue 1962, otherwise
undated. Became a Carlisle Publication by issue #6 or
before. Became a quarterly by issue # 20 or 21. Now defunct.
Jaybird Color Spectacular. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood. First issue April, 1966.
Jaybird Safari. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood. First issue August, 1965.
Journal of American Nudism. Monthly. Minward, Inc. Undated. Volume numbers spurious.
Journal of The Senses. Quarterly, Elysium Institute, first issue
a part of Nude Living in 1970s. Became a separate issue in
1980. Still published in 1992.
Lebensfreunde [Germany] Monthly. Verlag Karl Langhelm.
Beginning with volume #3, International Publishing House, Denmark, as a
German edition of Sun & Health. First issue presumably April,
1949. With Volume #4, Issue #7, publication by Langhelm Verlag
was resumed.
Licht und Schonheit [Germany] Monthly. Waller Lehning Verlag. First issue Heit 1, 1950.
Licht und Sonne [Austria] Offizielles Organ des Vereines fur
Korperkullur. Wein, Quarterly. First issue presumably
January, 1948. Verein fur frei Korperkultur, Vienna.
Lichtwarts. No frequency given. Richard Danehl's Verlag,
Hamburg. No text—an album of selected nudist
photographs. First issue undated.
Life in the Sun. No frequency given. Carlisle Publications. Undated. Now defunct.
Mensch und Natur. Monthly. Walter Lehning Verlag.
Hannoversch-Munden. First issue presumably January, 1950. A
break in publication is indicated by the fact that the January, 1952
issue is stated to be #17. The same editor but a different
publisher [Rudopf Zitzmann Verlag] appears on the masthead.
Metropolitan Jaybird. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North
Hollywood. First issue January, 1966. All Sun Era and
Jaybird publications appeared under the direction of an established
nudist.
Mod Solen [Denmark]. Text in Danish. Monthly, with some
issues combined. First issue January, 1944. Last issue
December, 1946.
Modern Sunbathing and Hygiene. Monthly. Publishers
Development Corp., Chicago. First issue believed to be July,
1947. In its earlier issues it drew its material from Health
& Efficiency and was presented as an American version of that
publication. The July, 1947 issue is stated to be Vol 17, No.
5—a numbering system drawn from H & E. Retouched
illustrations. Now defunct.
Modern Sunbathing's Nudist Yearbook. Semiannual. Publishers
Development Corp., Chicago. First issue spring, 1954.
Retouched illustrations. Now defunct.
Naken-Kultur [Sweden]. BokforlagetAdlon. Dating
uncertain—issue #8 is dated 1934, issue #10 is dated 1933.
First issue believed to be 1932. Nudist photographs with brief
introductory text in Swedish.
Naket-Liv [Sweden] Semiannual. Anton B. Svensson,
Malmo. Dating uncertain, first issue believed to be late
1938. Largely devoted to photographs of nudist activity, no text
in the earlier issues. In Swedish later.
The National Illustrated Nudist Quarterly. Carlisle Publications. First issue: fall, 1965.
The National Naturist Review [New Zealand] Quarterly. Official
journal of the New Zealand Sunbathing Association. New Zealand
Naturist, Auckland. First issue presumably May, 1956.
National Nudist. Monthly, Minward, Inc. Undated. Became bi-monthly: Vol 2, No. 1, or earlier.
Natur Och Halsa [Sweden]. Monthly. Officiell Organ fur
Nakenkulturrörelsen. Prof. Johan Almkvist,
publisher. First issue presumably June, 1932.
Natura. Monthly. Vincente Ara y Cia. Lima, Peru. First issue 1931, exact date uncertain.
Natural Life. Irregular publication. Natural Life
Foundation. Loma Linda, California. First issue circa late
1960. Now defunct.
Natural Living. Frequency uncertain. Gerald Franklin
Wright, Editor and Publisher. Sandpoint, Idaho. First issue
circa 1941. Now defunct.
Naturally. Events Unlimited, Pequannock, NI. First issue, 1971 as The Event. Title changed in 1991.
Naturel Herald [sic] Title later changed to Natural Herald. First
issue January, 1946, as Naturel Community Herald [mimeographed] printed
issues began in 1946, date uncertain. Presumably a monthly, but
many issues were combined at various times.
Naturisme 50 and so on [France]. Monthly. In French.
Retouched. Editions Helios, Paris. First issue No. 1, 1950.
Naturisme. Quarterly. In German. Illustrated. First issue Spring, 1961.
The Naturist [USA| Monthly. Outdoor American Corporation.
Spokane, Washington. First issue January I960. Began as an
American version of the British magazine of the same name, using the
same masthead and internal material eliminating the retouching of
photos. Beginning with the January, 1963 issue, the British
format was abandoned. The Naturist became an all-American
publication.
The Naturist Life International Edition [Sweden]. Monthly.
Fra Kajos, Orebro, Sweden. First issue presumably March,
1959. Illustrated with European photos. Text in English.
Naturista Vivo [USA]. Quarterly. Internacia Naturista
Fakgrupo Esperantista, San Francisco. First issue presumably
June. 1961. Illustrated. Text in Esperanto.
Die Neue Zeit [Switzerland]. Verlag Die Neue Zeit,
Zielbrucke-Thielle. Published irregularly. First issue
1928, otherwise undated. It was marked as No. 11 to mean series
1, no. 1 according to the publisher. With issue 101, a systematic
numbering system was begun. Still continuing in publication in
1991.
New Frontier. No frequency given. Sun-Air Pub. Co.
Undated. Vol. 2, No. 4, copyright 1966.
New Living. Quarterly bulletin of the Elysium Institute.
First issue, spring, 1967. This has changed to The Journal of the
Senses, and continues in publication as of 1991.
New Nudist. Quarterly. May Publishing Co., Sherman Oaks, Calif. First issue November, 1966.
The New Zealand Naturist. Official Journal of the New Zealand
Sunbathing Association. Quarterly. The New Zealand
Naturist, Wellington. First issue: spring, 1956. Still
strong in 1991.
1966 Sundial Nudist Calendar. Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles,
1965. Contains issue No. 4 of The Nudist Reporter.
This insert is duplicated in issue No 4 of Nudist Week.
Northwest Nudist News. Monthly. Northwest Sunbathing
Association, a regional of the American Sunbathing Association.
First issue presumably August, 1946.
Nova—Sante Joie Beaute. See Vivre d'Abord!, the
long-established French publication which used this title for a period
beginning September 15,1932 and not extending beyond February
1,1933.
Nude Adventure. Quarterly. Triumph News Co., North
Hollywood. First issue January, 1968. Last issue No.
4. Title changed to Nude Exploration with No. 5. Now
defunct.
Nude Epic. Quarterly. Triumph News Co., North Hollywood. First issue March, April, May, 1968.
Nude Era. Monthly. Rudolf Zitzmann Verlag. Lauf bei Nurnberg. First issue Sept. 1962.
Nude Exploration [formerly Nude Adventure] Bi-monthly.
Dominion Publishing Co., Van Nuys, California. First issue #
5. Now defunct.
Nude Horizons. Quarterly. Carlisle Publications. Undated. Now defunct.
Nude Image. Sun Era, Inc. North Hollywood. First issue spring, 1964.
Nude Living. Bi-monthly. Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles. First issue June, 1961.
Nude Look. Quarterly. Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles.
First issue December, 1963. The title was changed to Nude Lark at
the request of Look magazine.
Nude Tomorrow. Quarterly. Franklin Publications. First issue January, 1966. Now defunct.
Nude World. Quarterly. Outdoor American Corp., Spokane, Washington. First issue No. 1, 1962.
Nudeal. Apparently quarterly. Carlisle Publications. [Note: Vol.1, No. 5 is the first issue.]
Nudelife. Bi-monthly. Anglo-American Physical Training
Company. First issue presumably September-October, 1931. If
valid, this predated Sunshine & Health and International Nudeland,
making it the first periodical devoted to nudism in the Western
Hemisphere. Rare.
Nuderama. Bi-monthly. Carlisle Publications. First issue presumably November, 1965.
Nudism in Action. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North
Hollywood. First issue summer, 1963. Last issue summer,
1965. Nine issues published.
Nudism Today. Bi-monthly. Official Journal of the ASA,
Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles. First issue February, 1964. The
Bulletin, published by the ASA, is now its official organ.
Nudism Today. Official Calendar for 1966. Elysium, Inc.,
Los Angeles, CA. Contains a brief essay on nudism for
beginners. Issue for 1965 also contains similar information.
Nudisme el Santé [France]. Bi-monthly. Affilee au
Comite National de Defense contre I'Alcoölisme]. Published
by Bob Harvest, Paris. First issue December, 1957.
Nudismo e Beleza [Brazil]. Frequency not given. Jorge
Correria da Silva, Sao Paulo. First issue March, 1953.
Illustrated with natural pictures.
Nudism's Golden Days. Bi-monthly. Price Publications.
Undated, issue No. 2. copyright 1962. Became a
Carlisle Publication by issue No. 5 or earlier. Now defunct.
Nudist, The. Monthly. Minward, Inc. Undated. Now defunct.
Nudist, The. Title later changed to Sunshine & Health, which see.
Nudist Adventure. Quarterly. Elysium, Inc. First issue December. 1964.
Nudist Calendar and Nudist Park Directory, The. Annual.
Published anonymously. Nudist Calendar was a completely bona fide
and reputable effort published by nudists. First issue 1952.
Nudist Classics. Title used by Sun Era, Inc. for rebinding
purposes. Usually three miscellaneous issues of back magazines
bound together and offered as a new package. Theoretically a
quarterly, but it offers no new material and the contents of issues may
vary considerably.
Nudist Colorama. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood,
California. First issue June, 1965. Last issue spring, 1966.
Nudist Digest, The. Monthly. Natural Herald Publishing Co.,
Elk Grove, California. First issue January, 1950. Last
issue April, 1950. The first magazine to use this title.
The Minward publication of the same name is a separate entity.
Now defunct.
Nudist Digest, The. Monthly. Minward, Inc.
Undated. This publication is not a continuation of the original
Nudist Digest, which see. Now defunct.
Nudist Forum. Quarterly. Elysium, Inc. First issue July, 1965.
Nudist Holiday. Quarterly. Sun Era Publications, North
Hollywood, California. First issue June, 1965. The
publication changed its name with issue No. 9 to Sunrise, Holiday
magazine having objected to the previous title.
Nudist Idea, The. Quarterly. Elysium. Inc. First issue July, 1965.
Nudist Magazine Digest. Bi-monthly, later quarterly. NMD,
Inc., Encino, Calif. First issue March, 1965. Now defunct.
Nudist News. Bi-monthly. May Publishing Co.
Undated. No. 4 is in different format, approximately 4 by 10
inches. Now defunct.
Nudist Newsfront. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North
Hollywood, California. First issue December, 1963. Last
issue July, 1965. A total of seven issues were published.
Nudist Omnibus. This is a rebind title used by Sun Era, Inc. See Nudist Classics.
Nudist Outlook. No frequency given. D and R, Inc. Undated. Illustrations admittedly spurious.
Nudist Photographic. Quarterly. Carlisle Publications. First issue July, 1967. Now defunct.
Nudist Pictorial [title duplicated]. Bimonthly. Eldorado
Publishing Co., North Hollywood, California. First issue No. 1,
1963. Now defunct.
Nudist Reporter, The. See Nudist Week. 1966 Sundial Nudist Calendar.
Nudist Sun. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood,
California. First issue June, 1964. Last issue June, 1965.
Nudist Times, The. Bi-monthly. Carlisle Publications. First issue undated. Now defunct.
Nudist Ventures. Quarterly. PEC, Inc. First issue presumably August, 1966. Now defunct.
Nudist Viewpoint. No frequency given. Carlisle Publications. Issue No. 3 dated November, 1965.
Nudist Way of Life, The. No frequency given. Poses, Inc., editor Ken Price. Undated. Now defunct.
Nudist Week. Quarterly. Elysium, Inc. Los Angeles,
California. Incorporated the Nudist Reporter. First issue
winter, 1965. In the form of an appointment book all text appears
in the Nudist Reporter which is a bound-in insert. Final issue
winter, 1966.
Nudist West. No frequency given. Charles A. Julian Enterprises, Inc. Undated. Now defunct.
Nudist World. Quarterly. Nudist World Publishing Co. Undated, first issue copyrighted 1964.
Nudist Youth. Quarterly, then bi-monthly. Triumph News Co. First issue October, 1967.
Nudists Almanac Annual. This is a rebound title. See Nudist Classics.
Nudists' Leisure. Quarterly. The House of Price.
Undated. First issue presumably November, 1964. Became a
Carlisle publication by issue No. 5 or earlier. Now defunct.
Olymp [Germany]. Hefte der Gemeinschaft zur Forderung der
Freikorperkultur. Monthly. Frankfort Magazin Verlag.
Frankfurt am Main. First issue December, 1951. Second
format [horizontal and in color]. First issue No. 1, 1950.
Or et Azur [Switzerland] [incorporating Heliosport.]
Monthly. Case Eaux-Vives., Geneva. First issue January,
1959.
Outdoor Nudist. Quarterly. Carlisle Publications. No. 6 is first and only issue. Now defunct.
Paradies [Germany]. In German. Undated. Paradies Verlag, publishers. First issue No. 1.
Paradise. Quarterly. Outdoor American Corp., Spokane, Washington. First issue winter, 1962.
Parliament Nudist. Minward, Inc. [Bradford Boone].
Bi-monthly. Undated. One issue published. Now defunct.
Photo Field Trip. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood, California. First issue spring, 1962.
Popular Nudism. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood,
California. First issue June, 1964. Last issue November,
1965.
Sand & Sun. No frequency given. Sandville Publishers. Undated. Now defunct.
Saude e Nudismo [Brazil]. Monthly. Jose Fernando
Vasconcellos, Rio de Janeiro. First issue presumably March,
1952. Illustrated with natural [unretouched] pictures.
Sauna [Finland]. Monthly. Oy. Teema, Bensow House,
Helsinki. First issue presumably August, 1951, although not so
stated.
Shangri-La. Undated. The House of Price. Became a
Carlisle publication by issue No. 4 or earlier. Now
defunct.
Skönhet [Sweden]. Frequency not given. Svensson's
Antikvariat & Forlag, Malmo. First issue, No. 1.
Largely devoted to text and illustrations on art themes. Contains
some nudist material in later issues.
Sol och Skonhet [Germany]. Monthly. Walter Lehning Verlag,
Hannover. First issue circa January, 1953. Text in Danish.
Sol Og Sundhed [Denmark]. Text in Danish, English, and
Esperanto. Publication began prior to World II; but was suspended
for five years during the hostilities. Publication resumed in
1946 as Volume 10. English edition is Sun & Health, which see.
Sol Quest. Quarterly. Triumph News Co., North Hollywood, Calif. First issue November, 1967.
Solaire Universelle Nudisme. See S. U. N.
Solar [Australia]. Bi-monthly. Goldray Publications, Australia NSW. First issue uncertain.
Solsport. Monthly. Forlaget Solsport, Copenhagen. First issue February, 1949.
Solus. Monthly. Minward, Inc. Undated. First issue published as Volume 700, No. 1.
Solvannen [Denmark]. Monthly. First issue January, 1934. Imbert's Forlag, Copenhagen.
Sonnemensch und Sport [Austria]. No frequency given. Undated. Text in German.
Sonnenfreunde [Germany]. In German. Official organ der
Deutschen Freikorperkultur Bewegung, later Deutschen Verbandes fur
Freikorperkultur. Richard Danehl's Verlag Gmbh. Early
issues undated. Apparently monthly. First issue Heit I.
Sonnenmensch, Der [Austria]. Frequency not given. Text in German. First issue No. 1, 1947.
Sonnenspon [Austria]. Text in German. First issue No. 1,
1951. Monthly. Only seven issues known to have been
published.
Sonnenstrahl [later Helios]. Rudolf Zitzmann Verlag, Lauf bei
Nurnberg. First issue October, 1949. Name changed to Helios
with the issue of October, 1952 now a monthly. See Helios.
Sonnige Pfade [Austria]. Bi-monthly. First issue 1948.
Sonnige Welt [Germany] Monthly. In German. First issue December, 1951.
Sonniges Jahr [Germany]. Undated. No text; consists of art-oriented nudist photographs.
Sport and Sunshine [England]. Quarterly. First issue
presumably fall, 1955. The Journal of the Kent and Southeastern
Region Federation of British Sun Clubs.
Sport und Gesundheit [Austria]. Bi-monthly. First issue presumably February, 1951.
S. U. N. [Solaire Universelle Nudisme] [sic].
Bi-monthly. Outdoor Publishing Co. First issue March,
1951.
Sun & Health [Denmark]. See Sol Og Sundhed.
Monthly. Scandinavian Magazine Service, publisher. In
English. First issue January, 1949, called Vol. 13,
No. 1.
Sun and Shadow, The. No frequency given. House of
Price. Became a Carlisle Publication by issue No. 4 or
earlier. Undated. Now defunct.
Sun Bather, The. [England]. Quarterly. First issue spring, 1950. Illustrated [retouched].
Sun Buffs. Quarterly. Triumph News Co., First issue November. 1967. Now defunct.
Sun Circuit. No frequency given. Sandville Publications. Undated. Now defunct.
Sun Country. No frequency given. The House of Price. Northridge, California. Undated, circa 1967.
Sun Era [subtitled The New Age]. Bi-monthly, later
quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North Hollywood, California.
First issue September, 1962.
Sun Fun. Quarterly. Outdoor American Corporation, Spokane,
Washington. First issue presumably January, 1962. Title was
changed to Nude Sun Fun after the first few issues.
Sun Lure [Germany]. Pub. in Germany, text in English. Illus. Monthly. First issue Sep., 1962.
Sun Quest. No frequency given. Sandville Publications. Undated. Now defunct.
Sun Review [Australia]. [Formerly Health and Sunshine.]
Bi-monthly. First issue under this title No 19. Illustrated
[retouched].
Sun Time. Monthly. Minward, Inc. Undated. Now defunct.
Sun Tours. Quarterly. Carlisle Publications. First issue presumably September, 1965.
Sun Waves. No frequency data given. Sandville Publications. Undated. Now defunct.
Sun World [Sweden, text in English]. Monthly. First issue August, 1962. Illustrated.
Sun World [U.S.A.]. No frequency given. Outdoor Amer.
Corp. Spokane, Washington. First issue uncertain.
Sunaire Review. No frequency given. House of Price. Undated. Now defunct.
Sunbather's Annual [England]. [Incorporating The
Sunbather.] Annual. First issue presumably 1949.
Illustrated [retouched].
Sunbathing and Health. [Later Sunbathing for Health.]
Canada. Illustrated [retouched]. Rex Book Company,
Toronto. Monthly. First issue presumably May, 1939.
Sunbathing Annual. Annual. Publishers Development
Corporation. Illustrated [retouched]. Spiral bound.
First issue believed to be 1953.
Sunbathing Review [England]. Quarterly. First issue spring, 1933. Link House Publications.
Sunbathing Review [U.S.A.]. Semiannual. Publishers
Development Corporation. First issue believed to be fall,
1957. Illustrated, [retouched].
Suncot. Quarterly. The House of Price. Became a Carlisle Publication by No. 4 or earlier.
Sundial. Bi-monthly. Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles. First issue July, 1961.
Sunny Trails [Canada]. Monthly. Under the auspices of the
Canadian Sunbathing Association. First issue presumably April,
1947. Early issues mimeographed; later mimeoed and printed, then
all printed.
Sunrise. Quarterly. Elysium, Inc., Los Angeles,
California. First issue June, 1967. Formerly Nudist
Holiday, same format and numbering sequence. First issue is
marked No. 9.
Sunscope. No frequency given. May Publishing Co. Undated. Vol. 1, No. 12 is dated August, 1966.
Sunshine & Health. Monthly. Outdoor Publishing Company,
later other names but the same management. First issue May,
1933. specified to be Vol. 2, No. 3. Original title The
Nudist. changed to Sunshine & Health during 1939 and
'40. Published continuously until circa 1962.
Sunshine Holidays [England]. Annual. The Sunshine Press,
Beaworthy, Devon. First issue 1949. [retouched].
Sunshine International. Quarterly. Outdoor American
Corporation. Spokane, Washington. First issue presumably
1962.
Suntan. Bi-monthly. First issue February, 1951. Suntan Publishing Co. Now defunct.
Suntan. Quarterly. Outdoor American Corporation, Spokane,
Washington. First issue uncertain. This title belongs to
the WSA. No information as to whether permission was obtained for its
use. Issue numbers inconsistent; stated a quarterly, but No. 6
and 11 copyrighted in 1963.
Suntrails. Collier Publications [House of Price].
Bi-monthly. First issue 1962, otherwise undated. Became a
Carlisle publication with issue No. 6. Now defunct.
Urban Nudist. Bi-monthly; later quarterly. Sun Era, Inc.,
North Hollywood, Calif. First issue August, 1962.
Utopia. Quarterly. Utopia Publications, Inc., Sherman Oaks, California. First issue April, 1964.
Verity. [England]. Quarterly. British Sun Bathing
Association, Horley, Surrey. First issue circa Dec. 1947.
Vida e Beleza. Text in Spanish. No other data available.
Vida Naturista [Argentina]. Bi-monthly. Association
Naturista de Buenos Aires. First issue presumably March,
1943. Illustrated, but not with nudist photographs.
Vie au Soliel, La [France]. Federation Française de Naturisme. First issue March, 1949.
Vie Libre [France]. Bi-monthly. Jean et Janette Waiss,
Avignon. New format began with issue No. 34. First issue
data not available.
Vivre d'Abord! [France]. Bi-monthly. Kienne de
Mongeot, Paris. First issue, under
the title Vivre Integralement, published 1926. Exact date
uncertain. Originally, was a fortnightly.
Western Nudist, The. Bi-monthly. Price Publications.
First issue copyrighted earlier. Became a quarterly with issue
No. 20 or 21. Now defunct.
Western Sun, The. Monthly. The WSA, Inc., San Bernardino,
California. First issue uncertain. Monthly publication
available only to members of the WSA.
Woman's Home Jaybird. Quarterly. Sun Era, Inc., North
Hollywood, California. First issue January, 1967. deals
with activities of people in the nude at home. Not necessarily
nudists.
Wonderful World of Nudism, The. Bi-monthly. Carlisle
Publications. First issue presumably December, 1965.
Woodlands Illustrated Annual [Australia]. Annual. Woodlands
Health and Sunbathing Club, Australia, New South Wales,
Australia. Illustrated [retouched]. No dating
available.
Young and Naked, The. Quarterly Elysium, Inc. Circa 1970s. Out of Print.
Young Nudists, The. Quarterly; later bi-monthly. May Pub. Co., N. Hollywood. First issue 1963.
Zonnewijzer, De [Holland]. Quarterly. First issue
presumably summer, 1947. Illustrated. De Zonnewijzer, The
Hague.
Annotated Bibliography of Books
On Nudity
in Tallahassee, Florida
--Paul LeValley
Tallahassee has
five libraries: two universities, a community college, the
public
library, and the state library. Prudishness reigns at the
community college, but the other four libraries make some effort to
cover nudist-related topics.
I first compiled
this list in 1991, at the time of our club's fifth
anniversary. I
then notified all libraries of a weakness in family-oriented
works. Some libraries worked to fill that gap. So
on our
tenth anniversary, we published the list below.
So far as I know,
no other club has taken up the project of finding out what books are
available for their members. For SIG members in other cities,
this annotated list may give you an idea of what is commonly
available--perhaps in a library near you.
This list does not
cover "How to" books on drawing, painting, or photographing the
nude. Nor does it cover the works of individual artists or
photographers. Unless they have already been collected,
essays
and magazine articles are not included here.
KEY
L -- Leon County Public Library
S -- State Library of Florida
U -- Florida State University
A -- Florida A & M University
C -- Tallahassee Community College
B -- Tallahassee Bare-Devils [now Tallahassee Naturally]
P -- Private collection
The Naturist Movement
As Nature Intended by Adam Clapham and Robin
Constable. A heavily
illustrated history, showing the athleticism of the early
years.
The informative text contains much European materiel unavailable
elsewhere. B.
Among the Nudists by Frances and Mason Merrill.
In 1930, the
authors toured the nudist parks of Germany and France, bringing the
first report back to this country. American social nudism
largely
sprang from this book. U.
The Nudists by Donald Johnson (pen name of John
Ball). History
and description of the U.S. nudist movement up to 1959. He
tucks
the most tumultuous part (a split-up in the early 50s) into an appendix
in the back. P:Steve.
Nudist Magazines of the 50s and 60s, v. 1-2.
Timeless articles
and pictures (some seen now for the first time without airbrushing)
from the "golden age" of American nudist magazines when many
flourished. A.
North American Guide to Nude Recreation. All
AANR resorts and
non-landed groups are described. Recent editions have
included
pictures of each group (though they left ours out). Maps and
lists of facilities are at the back. Expect a smaller,
less-pictorial edition in 1997. SP:Many.
World Guide to Nude Beaches and Recreation by Lee
Baxandall. The
Naturist Society's listing of free, illegal, commonly-used
skinny-dipping spots worldwide. Great variety of photos,
along
with travel directions. B(old) P:Many.
Naturisme (formerly International
Naturist Guide). Maps to major
resorts worldwide, with symbol-coded lists of facilities. The
U.S. section includes some non-AANR resorts. The latest
edition
includes worldwide publications, libraries and travel
agencies.
Otherwise, only useful when visiting Europe, Australia and New
Zealand. Old version -- P:Steve.
Nudism in Australia by Magnus Clarke. Very
detailed history -- maybe more than you wanted to know. B.
Nudist East Asia Travel by Tahanga Research Association. Rare
travel information, amateurishly presented. P:Paul.
Body Liberation by Emily Coleman and Betty
Edwards. A manual for
beginners, with chapters on how to persuade your partner, and how to
involve your children. This is something you can hand to your
favorite prude. A.
Alternative Lifestyles by Jefferson P. Selph. A
research tool
only, 1/3 of the book describes U.S. nudist libraries. (The
two
biggest have since merged at Cypress Cove, near Kissimmee.) U.
Social Analysis
Nacktheit und Scham by Hans Peter Duerr. The
scholarly German
text studies nudity in many cultures and ages -- especially medieval
Europe. The author thinks that body shame is
natural. U.
Anatomy of Nakedness by Paul Ableman. A short
but thoughtful
analysis of attitudes about the many forms of nudity through the
ages. Effective use of photographs to clinch the
points. U.
The Unfashionable Human Body by Bernard
Rudofsky. A witty look at
the absurd things we have done in the name of proper dress.
Great
graphics and illustrations. SUA.
Nude Attitude by Rob Boyte. Thoughtful essays
that have appeared
in national naturist magazines. A pre-publication
copy.
P:Paul.
Nudist Society by Hartmann, Fithian and Johnson.
Updated edition
of the only report on sociological studies of nudists -- most of them
done in the 1960s. A wealth of statistics and analysis. LU.
Social Nudism in America by Fred Ilfeld, Jr. and Roger
Lauer. A
fact-filled analysis of nudist establishements and their members in the
early 1960s. U.
The Nude Beach by Jack D. Douglas, et al. A
sociological study of
how people act at a California nude beach (not much different from
people anywhere else). The authors spend a disproportionate
amount of time looking for sexual attitudes. U.
Skinny-Dipping and Other Immersions in Water, Myth, and Being Human
by
Janet Lembke. Only the introduction and first essay (and
briefest
mention in the final essay) have anything to do with
skinny-dipping--but they are ecstatic. This grandmother can
combine love of nature, ancient history, and a fine writing
style. L.
The New Female Sexuality by Manfred P.
DeMartino. An exhaustive
survey of sexual attitudes of female nudists. Informative,
but
rather dry reading. The bibliography lists several journal
articles on nudity. U.
Therapy, Nudity & Joy by Aileen Goodson.
A thorough report on the healthy benefits of nude therapy.
UP:Paul .
The Ancient Tradition
Classical Attitudes to Modern Issues by L.P.
Wilkinson. He
devotes a quarter of the book to summarizing what is known about
ancient Greek nudity, and drawing a few parallels. U.
Sexual Life in Ancient Greece by Hans Licht (pen name of
Paul
Brandt). The disappointing chapter on nudity at least gives
very
clear references to the ancient sources where the serious reader can
look things up for himself. SU.
Ideale Nacktheit in der Griechischen Kunst by Nikolaus
Himmelmann. A scholarly analysis (in German) of the heroic
male
nude in Greek art. Some illustrations. U.
There are many books on Greek athletics, but only three worth reading:
Athletics of the Ancient World by E. Norman
Gardiner. The
original ground-breaking study, with rules for each of the
events. His theory that the Greeks briefly reverted to
loincloths
has since been disproven. UA.
Greek Athletes and Athletics by H.A. Harris.
Same stuff, with the minor addition of field trials. U.
The Eternal Olympics edited by Nicolaos
Yalouris. A coffee-table
version with gorgeous illustrations -- largely from the vase
paintings. The many contributors add new
philosophical
depth to our understanding of athletics' place in Greek
society.
U P:Paul.
The Gymnosophist Legacy in India 326 B.C.-1604 A.D.
by Paul
LeValley. Scholarly dissertation on religious nudity in
India,
the Greek tradition of the nude in athletics and sculpture, and what
happened when these two cultures met. Brilliant, of
course.
UP: Paul.
Jaina Art and Architecture edited by A. Gosh.
Pioneering 3-volume
scholarly study of nude religious art in India. Unlike the
erotic
sculptures on Hindu temples, Jain statuary is stiffly
spiritual.
UP:Paul.
Naked Yoga by Malcolm Leigh. Mostly photos of
pretty girls in
ancient yoga positions. Not very informative.
P:Paul.
The Christian Nudist
Nakedness and the Bible by Paul Bowman. Book
explaining the
naturist interpretation of old and new testament verses--including many
favorites of the anti-nudity Bible-thumpers. P:Paul.
(Also a smaller early version: B.)
Map is Not Territory by Johnathan Z. Smith.
Collected
essays. Only the first one is a scholarly analysis of a call
for
Christian nudity in the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas. U.
Carnal Knowing by Margaret Miles. After an
informative chapter on
the ancient tradition of nude Christian baptism, she turns to the many
contradictory reactions of church leaders to the female body from the
late Roman through Medieval times. With heavy documentation,
she
argues that Christianity has strayed from its original message of body
acceptance. UA.
The Adamites of Bohemia by Enrico S. Molnar. A
short scholarly
thesis tracing nude Christiam sects in late Roma times, and at the
beginning of the Renaissance. He points out that Christian
leaders distinguished four different types of nudity--three of them
spiritual. P:Paul.
Hieronymus Bosch by Wilhelm Fraenger. The first
essay (originally
published as a separate book) revolutionized thinking about Bosch's
painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights. Fraenger
demonstrates
that it was an alterpeice for a nude Christian sect at the beginning of
the Renaissance. UP:Paul.
The Doukhobors by George Woodcock and Ivan
Avakumovic.
Tempestuous history of a Russian religious community in Canada who
engaged in nude ptotest marches during the first half of this
century. A few historic photographs. SUA.
Terror in the Name of God by Simma Holt. An
extremely hostile
attack on the Doukhobors. Beginning with, "the victims of
this
Mafia-like organization have forever been the children", the author
shows photos of a nude classroom to document depravity. SA.
The Naked Child
Growing Up Without Shame by Dennis Smith and Bill
Sparks.
Interviews with adults who had been raised in nudist homes. U.
Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child-Rearing by A.S.
Neil. The
creator of a very free and open school in England devotes one
disappointingly brief chapter to the issue of nudity. A.
As Sparks Fly Upward by Kenneth Webb.
Philosophical reminiscences
of a string of Quaker youth camps in Vermont where nudity is accepted
as a part of natural living. It focuses mostly on the boys
camp. Good reading. UP: Paul.
Collected magazine articles on nude youth camps and scout
troops. P:Paul.
Canada Naturally by Richard West. Gorgeous
photos of family
naturism at Quebec and Ontario clubs, with lots of children
present. B.
Lewis Carroll's Photographs of Nude Children by Morton
Cohen.
Short scholarly booklet on the author of Alice in Wonderland -- mostly
biography with a few photographs.
U.
Art of Natural Living by John Wagner. Cutesy
paintings of children and families at the nude beach. P:Paul.
The Seven Lady Godivas by Dr. Seuss. A hilarious
story of seven
naked sisters, for adults and children alike. LSUP:Paul.
Ishi, the Last of His Tribe by Theodora Kroeber.
Story of the
early life of the last naked California Indian. [Adult
version
listed in the next section.] This book scarcely mentions the
nudity 64 pages in, and comes with false semi-clothed
drawings.
It's still a good story. SUAP:Paul.
Living Naturally
The Gentle Tasaday by John Nance. A visit to the
recently
discovered Philippine tribe. Though technically not naked in
their G-strings, the children are especially heartwarming--joyful,
affectionate and natural. Lots of photos. LSC.
The Naked Nagas by Christoph von
Furer-Haimendorf.
Anthropological report on tribes of northeast India, some of whom wear
only a very tight belt. U.
Collected magazine articles on religious and tribal nudity in
India. P: Paul.
The People of Kau by Leni Riefenstahl. Stunning
photographs of
young adults in Sudan, where the out-of-shape are punished by having to
wear clothes. No text. An unrepentant Nazi, she
lingers
overlong on one violent ritual. S.
Among Wild Tribes of the Amazon by Charles W.
Domville-Fife.
Adventuresome report of a condescending explorer around 1920.
The
photos are all lineups, with male genitalia blackened out. U.
People of the Rain Forests by George Seitz.
Amazon exploration by
a camera-toting couple with a priest for a guide. Contains
natural photos of family life. U.
The New World by Stefan Lorant. Includes
LeMoyne's engravings which
document skinny-dipping Native Americans in north Florida 425 years
ago. SUC.
Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber. Final
years of the last
naked Native American in California. Some photos.
LSA.
Unadorned Fiction and Theater
A Cool Cottontail by John Ball. Murder mystery
set in a
California nudist resort. Unfortunately, the early treatment
of a
black hero uses terminology that has become dated. LSP:Steve.
Barely Proper by Tom Cushing. Humorous play
about a stuffy young
Englishman who goes to meet his future German in-laws--only to discover
that they practice nudity about the house. Some of the puns
stuck
in my mind nearly 30 years before I re-read it. P:Paul.
Le Nu au Theatre by G.J. Witowski and L. Nass.
The French text
and many small drawings demonstrate the long history of baring the
female breast (and occasionally more) on stage before the twentieth
century. U.
The Nude in Art
The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form by Kenneth
Clark. This is
THE study of the nude in art. He begins with a dumb premise
that
everyone feels terrible about being naked, but that true art lifts us
above that sordidness. The rest is thoughtful history
arranged by
types or moods. UP:Paul.
The Nude Male by Margaret Walters. A useful
supplement to Clark,
tracing the history of the male form from a woman's
viewpoint.
The chapter on modern women artists is especially good.
P:Paul.
Image of the Body by Michael Gill. Another
worthy supplement to
Clark. Though the quality is uneven, he offers lots of
original
insights throughout art history. He works from personal
acquaintance with many of the modern artists. UP:Paul.
Der nackte Mensch in der Kunst aller Zeiten und Volker by
Wilhelm
Hausenstein. The German text treats art as a reflection of
healthy social attitudes about nudity. The small
illustrations
include such rarities as early Islamic nudes. U.
"Art Follow Nature", by Paul LeValley. Series of art history
articles in Naturally
magazine. BP:Paul.
The Great American Nude
by William Gerdts. A thoroughly
illustrated history of American paintings and sculptures by a top-notch
art historian. A.
The Body by Edward Lucie-Smith. A coffee-table
book with lush
color plates of forgotten masterpieces. The featherweight
text
gives little indication that this is by a major art critic.
SP:Paul.
The Human Figure by Charles Wentinck. He argues
that the only
thing that has changed over the ages is our self-concept.
Good
color reproductions of artworks (some clothed), which are not at all
co-ordinated with the text. UC
The Young Male Figure by Brandt Aymar. This is a
collection of
pinups for homosexuals. Despite the poorly-researched text,
the
sensitive artworks are worth a look. U.
Nude Sculpture: 5,000 Years by Vicki Goldberg.
Lots of
black-and-white photos--many of them close-ups without showing the
whole work. A.
The Figure in American Sculpture by Ilene Susan
Fort. This book
presents many fine but little-known twentieth-century works.
Well
illustrated. U.
Veruschka: Trans-figurations by Vera Lehndorff
and Holger
Trulzsch. Amazing body paintings as clothing or
camouflage.
U.
The Nude: A New Perspective by Gill Saunders. If
you like shrill
feminism about the historic relationship between the artist and his
model, this is your book. A.
The Nude by Monica Bohm-Duchen. Lots of pretty
pictures with a
short feminist text. The author confuses nudity with sex
throughout. L.
Masterpieces of Figure Painting by I.E. Relouge.
Many color
plates of female nudes all through the ages. Good selection,
but
short on explanatory text. U.
The Female Body in Western Culture edited by Susan Rubin
Suleiman. Essays by various authors. Only three of
them
deal with the nude in art. Heavy on aesthetic
theory. U.
The Bride Stripped Bare by Janet Hobhouse.
Psychological
biographies of 13 twentieth-century artists who frequently did female
nudes. Fairly heavy reading. UA.
The Body Imaged by Kathleen Adler and Marcia
Pointon. Essays by
various authors on the sociology of selected paintings. Only
three of them deal squarely with the nude --in each case the male
nude. U.
Nude Photography
The Human Figure in Motion by Eadweard
Muybridge. The pioneering
sequences showing men (many in jockstraps), women, and small children
performing everyday tasks. A shorter selection, The Male and
Female Figure in Motion, adds teenage boys playing. No text
in
either. U.
The Naked and the Nude by Jorge Lewinski. A
history of classic nude photos--almost all female. U.
The Homoerotic Photograph by Allen Ellenzweig.
The title is
misleading. This is a solid history of classic male nude
photos
with little overt sexuality. U.
The Naked Eye. A historical survey of
artificially posed nude and
semi-nude photos. Not the best available. A.
Nude Photographs 1850-1980 by Constance
Sullivan. Mixing the
naughty with the nice, this is not really a naturist book. U.
Canadian Families
This bibliography comes from the footnotes of
Mary-Ann Shantz in a paper, Nudists
at Heart: Children, Nudism, and Bodily Authority in Postwar Canada,
presented to the Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association in
Ottawa, Ontario, May 25, 2009
Adams, Mary Louise. The
Trouble With Normal: Postwar Youth and the Making of Heterosexuality
(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997).
Blatz, William E. Understanding
the Young Child (Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd., 1944),
114-115.
Bosc, Marguerite. "Our Sons and Daughters of Nature: Part
One," Sunbathing for Health
5, no. 4 (July 1951), 14.
Connett, Ray. "Sunny Trails," Sunbathing for Health 1, no. 4
(July 1947), 10.
Connett, Ray. "Sunny Trails," Sunbathing for Health 2, no. 8
(November 1948), 8.
Connett, Ray. "Sunny Trails: A Nudist Call to Canada," Sunbathing for Health 7, no. 12
(May 1954), 9.
Connett, Ray. "Sunny Trails: A Nudist Call to Canada," Sunbathing for Health 8, no.2 (July
1954), 10.
Connett, Ray. "Sunny Trails: A Nudist Call to Canada," Sunbathing for Health 8, no.9
(January 1947), 269.
Connett, Ray. "Sunny Trails: A Nudist Call to Canada," Sunbathing for Health 9, no.2 (July
1955), 9.
Craig, Gerald. "Good Citizenship," Sunbathing for Health 8, no.6
(November 1954), 25.
"East Haven Sun-Club du soleil levant," Newsletter, January 1959.
Edvold, Max. "Nudism is Not a Half Truth," Sun Valley News, April 1960
(reprinted from Danish Sun and Health).
Elias, Norbert. The Civilizing
Process (Oxford: Blackwell, 1994), xii-xiii, 115.
Gleason, Mona. Normalizing the
Ideal: Psychology, Schooling, and the Family in Postwar Canada,
(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999).
Gleason, Mona. “Embodied Negotiations: Children’s
Bodies and Historical Change in Canada, 1930 – 1960,”
Journal of Canadian Studies
34:1 (Spring 1999), 113.
Gray, Jack. "Why Not a Naturist Vacation?" Sunbathing for Health 10, no.2
(July 1956), 13.
Harris, Mildred. "The Woman’s Page," Sunbathing for Health 2, no.5
(August 1948), 17.
Harris, Mildred. "The Woman’s Page," Sunbathing for Health 7, no. 3
(August 1953), 21.
Harris, Mildred. "The Woman’s Page," Sunbathing for Health 7, no.4
(September 1953), 23.
Harris, Mildred. "The Woman’s Page," Sunbathing for Health 7, no.11
(April 1954), 28.
Harris, Mildred. "Women’s Page," Sunbathing for Health 9, no.2 (July
1955).
Harris, Mildred. "The Woman’s Page," Sunbathing for Health 9, no. 7
(December 1955), 17.
Harris, Mildred. "Women’s Page," Sunbathing for Health 9, no.12
(May 1956), 27.
Hogarth, W. "Crusade for Naturism," Sunbathing for Health 8, no.3
(August 1954), 28.
Interview Notes, Toronto Gymnosophical Society, 1964-7.
Kirk, Ruth. "The Woman’s Page," Sunbathing for Health 8, no.9
(February 1955), 20.
Lange, June. "For Children Only!" Sunbathing for Health 9, No.10
(March 1956), 18, 33.
"A Positive Attitude to Nudism Given." Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, July 22,
1972.
Prosser, R.B. "Naturism in Relation to Sex." Sunbathing for Health 7, no.7
(December 1953), 26-7.
"Readers’ Page." Sunbathing
for Health 9, no.11 (April 1956), 33.
"Readers’ Page." Sunbathing
for Health 9, no.5 (October 1955), 14.
Ruehle, Karl. "Juvenile Delinquency." Sunbathing for Health 12, no.4
(September 1958), 25.
Ruehle, Karl. "Where Are You Standing?" Sunbathing for Health 10, no. 2
(July 1956), 31.
Spock, Dr. Benjamin. Baby and
Child Care, (New York: Pocket Books, 1957), 379.
Sun Valley News, Vol.4, No.4,
April 1959. 34.
"Sunny Trails." Sunbathing for
Health 6, no. 1 (May-June 1952), 9.
"Sunny Trails: A Nudist Call to Canada." Sunbathing for Health 9, no.7
(December 1955), 8.
"The Trend Toward Naturism." Sunbathing
for Health 1, no.3 (June 1947), 29.
Welby, James. "The Commonsense View: The Sex Aspect of Nudism is
Discussed." Sunbathing for
Health 1, no.1(April 1947), 4.
"The Woman’s Page" and "Readers’ Page." Sunbathing for Health 6, no. 8
(January 1953), 21, 28.
Greek Athletics
--Paul LeValley
While I was at the
American Nudist Research Library, librarian John Frakes mentioned that
people sometimes come in asking for information on the Greek athletic
tradition. He said he often directed them to Tallahassee
Naturally's annual College Greek Athletic Meet, but wondered if I could
put together a quick bibliography of other things the library already
has on its shelves. Well, I had a list of my own articles on
the
topic (some of them merely repackaging the same ideas for different
readerships). And I was at the library partly in search of
missing articles for the Tallahassee Naturally scrapbook. So
I
pulled together the following:
*
= non-naturist publications
Part 1--Articles by Paul LeValley on ancient practices:
"Book Review: The Naked
Olympics by Tony Perrottet." Travel
Naturally, no. 56 (Fall 2005). p. 60.
Also mentioned
briefly:
Norman Gardner. Athletics of the Ancient World.
Rachel Sargent
Robinson, Sources
for the History of Greek Athletics in English Translation.
Finley and Pleket, The Olympic Games: The First
Thousand Years.
Nicolaos Yalouris et.
al. The
Eternal Olympics: The Art and History of Sport.
* "Athletics and Ascetics: Different Yet Similar Traditions."
Gommatavani
[international journal of Jain scholarship] vol. 1,
no. 5 (May 1986). pp. 10-11.
"Athletics and Ascetics: Parallel Nude Traditions of Greece and
India" Art Follows Nature series. Travel Naturally,
no. 51
(Summer 2004), pp. 42-45.
Expanded in Paul
LeValley. Art Follows Nature:
A Worldwide History of the Nude. Berkeley: Edition One
Books, 2016.
* "Common Ground: Greek Athletics among Indian Ascetics."
Yavanika: Indo-Hellenic
Studies, no. 10--2000 (2006). pp. 33-60.
"Greek Athletics and the Arts." Art Follows Nature
series. Naturally,
no. 20 (Summer, 1996). pp. 11-14.
Expanded in Paul LeValley. Art Follows Nature: A Worldwide History of
the Nude. Berkeley: Edition One Books, 2016.
"Greek Athletics and the Arts." Slide lecture scheduled for
the Mid-Winter Naturist Festival, Feb. 11, 2006.
"Jain Heirs: Or, The Real Gymnosophists, Their Thoughts, Their
Legacy." Clothed
with the Sun, vol. 6, no. 4 (Winter
1986-87). pp. 71-74.
"The Real Olympics: Education for Godlike Display." Art
Follows
Nature series. Naturally,
no. 6 (Summer, 1992). pp. 11-13.
Expanded in Paul LeValley. Art Follows Nature: A Worldwide History of
the Nude. Berkeley: Edition One Books, 2016.
-----
Part 2--Articles on Tallahassee
Naturally's annual
College Greek Athletic Meet (excluding routine announcements).
* "Greek Athletics." Catalog of Courses. Center for
Participant Education [CPE], Tallahassee, FL. Summer 1989.
* Daniel Oberle. "Like Naked People?
Sports? Nude
Olympics This Weekend."
The Florida Flambeau, April 12,
1996. p. 5.
* Angela Garcia. "Nudist Colony to Host Authentic
Olympics." The
Independent Florida Alligator. April 12,
1996.
* Matt Rogers. "Matt Gets 'Nekked' with Tallahassee Bare
Devils." The
TCC Talon. April 26, 1996.
"Tallahassee Bare-Devils Hosts Nude Olympics." The Bulletin, June
1996. p. 20.
Paul LeValley. "1,603 Years Later: Restoring the
Tradition." Naturally,
Summer, 1996. p. 14.
* Brian Lott. "So, You Wanna Get Naked?" FSView.
July 10, 1996. p. 18.
"A Naturist Olympics." Nude
& Natural 16.1 (Aug. 1996). p. 6.
"Athletes Shine in Greek Games." The Bulletin, May,
1997.
* Mary Allison Chitty. "Bare-a-thon: Tally Bare-Devils Plan
Nude Games." FSView.
April 13, 1998. p. 12.
"Florida Club Sponsors Nude College Greek Athletic Meet. The Bulletin, June
1998, p. 21.
* Chelcie Mickles. "Students Baring It All." Tropolitan
[Troy State University], vol. 71, no. 18 (March 11, 1999. p.
1.
* Daniel Carson. "Athletes Show Naked Ambition." The Famuan.
March 22, 2001. p. 12.
* John Crawford. "Calling All Exhibitionists." The TCC Talon.
April 4, 2001. p. 1.
* Michael Grabell. "Classical Studies 101: The Nude Athletic
Competition." Daily
Princetonian. April 6, 2001.
Brief summary reprinted in the Calvin College Chimes. April
13,
2001.
* Meghan Eisnaugle.
"Nude Greek Spring Break: Birthday
Suit Required for Entrance and Entertainment." The Lantern [Ohio
State
University]. March 15, 2002.
* Joshua Lough. “Dare
to be a Tallahassee BareDevil.” FSView & Florida Flambeau.
April 4, 2002
* Arianne Robinson. "Watch Where You Point That
Javelin." The
Independent [University of Toronto]. March
20, 2003.
* Zachary Spain. "Dare to Go Bare in Monticello: Ancient
Pentathlon Contested in the Buff on Sunday." FSView & Florida
Flambeau. March 20,
2003.
* "Games Get Back to Basics: Tallahassee Naturally." Spectator
[Valdosta State University] vol. 73, no. 25 (April 1, 2004).
Paul LeValley. "Attracting Students--Six
Suggestions. Nude
& Natural 23.3 (Spring 2004). p. 91.
"9th Annual College Greek Athletic Meet." Travel Naturally,
No. 50 (Spring 2004). p. 60.
Steve White. "The Tenth Annual Nude College Greek Athletic
Meet." The
Bulletin. Feb. 2005.
"Ten Years of Nude College Greek Athletics." The Bulletin.
March 2005.
* David Rosenblum. "Spring Break Event Offers Nude
Olympic-Style
Games." Spinnaker
[University of North Florida], vol. 28, no. 26
(March 9, 2005).
* Matt Somers. "Sports in Brief: Nude Greek
Games."
The Varisty
[University of Toronto]. March 22, 2005.
"Victory Wreath Goes to Five-Time Winner." The Bulletin.
May 2005.
* Shannon Barney. "No Shirt, No Pants, No
Problem."
FSView & Florida
Flambeau. Jan. 26, 2006. p. 4
&
7. Also distributed by University Wire Service as
“Naturist
Club Gives New Meaning to the Words, “Full Moon.”
Paul LeValley. "Tallahassee Naturally Comes of
Age." Nude
& Natural 27.1 (Sept. 2007). pp.
75-79. [Includes color
pictures from the first year.]
* Autumn Bullard. “Stripping for Gold:
Nude Community
Hosts Naked Olympics.” FSView,
Mar. 27,
2008. pp. 1,
3.
“Students Wanted for College Greek Athletic Meet.” The Bulletin, Mar. 2009. p.
12.
“14th Annual Nude College Greek Athletic Meet.” Naturally, no. 70 (Spring
2009). p. 50.
Carl Mario Nudi. “The Tallahassee Naturally Greek Athletic
Meet.” Tampa Area
Naturists, vol. 10, no. 3 (Mar. 2000). pp. 1, 3.
Hunter Sizemore. “Tallahassee Nudist Club to Hold Annual
Nude Olympics.” The
Independent Florida Alligator, Mar. 26, 2009.
Hunter Sizemore. “Eight College Students Compete in Nude
Olympics.” The
Independent Florida Alligator, Mar. 30, 2009.
John Weldner. “A Nude Direction--Ospreys Embrace Ancient
Tradition. The Spinnaker
[University of North Florida], April 1, 2009. [April Fools Day
article]
Paul LeValley. “Naturally FSU Recognized by
College.” The Bulletin,
March 2010. p. 1 & 12.
“Florida State University Has Recognized Naturally FSU as an
Official Student Nudist Organization.” Naturally, Spring 2010. p. 56.
Paul LeValley. Letter to the Editor. Nude & Natural 29.3 (Spring
2010). pp. 7-8. [Naturally FSU and Greek Athletics]
“Enjoy Being Nude?”
The TCC Talon, vol. 60, issue 4 (March 24, 2010. p. 7.
Matt Benson. “Local Nudist Organization Holds Its Fifteenth
Annual Nude College Greek Athletic Meet.” The TCC Talon, vol. 60, issue 5
(April 7, 2010). p. 8.
Carl Mario Nudi. "The Tallahassee Naturally Greek Athletic
Meet." Nude & Natural
30.3 (Spring 2011). pp. 75-77.
Chet Kresiak. "A Brief History of Nudity in the Olympics."
The Bulletin, July 2012. pp. 1, 6. [front-page pictures]
"The Nude Athletic Tradition Continues." The Bulletin, July
2012. p. 6.
Lindsay Marshall. "Naturally FSU Presents Film Reenactment of
Greek Pentathlon." FSView
& Florida Flambeau (online version only), Sept. 17, 2012.
Paul LeValley, ed. College Greek Athletic Meet [Movie].
2012. Updated 2017.
Helena Sadvary. "18th Annual Greek Athletic Meet." Nude & Natural 32.4 (Summer
2013). pp. 43-44.
Paul LeValley. "College Greek Athletic Meet Turns 20." The Bulletin, March 2015. p.
24.
Paul LeValley. "Hold Onto Our Teens, and Bring On the
Students." The Bulletin,
July 2015. p. 27. [Reprinted the 2010 Greek Athletic
picture]
Bibliography
on Nudity in India
--Paul
LeValley
OVERVIEW OF NUDE RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Paul LeValley. "Some Observations on the
Sramana Religious Spectrum." Sophia,
vol. 39,
no. 2 (Oct.-Nov.
2000), pp. 143-158.
GREEK CONNECTIONS
Thomas T. Hargrove. “The Rain Nudists.”
Sun Era 1.5 (May 1963). pp. 10-13. Reprinted in Nudist Magazine Digest, 1.1 (March
1965). pp. 86-90. Reprinted again as “Fertility Rites
on the Indus.” Au Naturel
1.2 (Aug.-Oct. 1972). pp. 30-33.
Paul LeValley. "Athletics and Ascetics:
Different Yet Similar Traditions." Gommatavani
[international journal of Jain scholarship] vol. 1, no. 5 (May
1986). pp. 10-11.
Paul LeValley. "Athletics and Ascetics:
Parallel Nude Traditions of Greece and India." Travel Naturally,
no. 51 (Summer 2004), pp. 42-45.
Paul LeValley. "Common Ground: Greek Athletics
among Indian Ascetics." Yavanika:
Indo-Hellenic Studies, no.
10--2000 (2006). pp. 33-60.
Paul LeValley. "Greek Influence on Indian
Sculptures as Early as Alexander's Campaign." Yavanika,
Indo-Hellenic Studies, No. 6--1996 (2000). pp.
3-27.
Mark Storey. "Shedding Light on Naked Gymnosophists." Nude & Natural 38.1 (Fall
2018). pp. 68-69.
Mark Taylor. "How Alexander the Great Was Bested by Naturists." The Bulletin, Sept. 2016.
p. 20.
ANCIENT GYMNOSOPHISTS
Paul LeValley. The
Gymnosophist Legacy in
India 326 B.C.-1604 A.D. diss. Florida State
University, 1987.
Paul LeValley. "The Gymnosophists." Naturally, 17 (Fall
1995). pp. 10-13.
Paul LeValley. "Gymnosophy in Europe and the
Middle East." Travel
Naturally, no. 53 (Winter 2004-05). pp.
38-41.
Paul LeValley. "Gymnosophy, Past, Present, and
Future." Udayana:
New Horizons in History, Classics and
Inter-cultural Studies. ed. Atul Kumar Sinha and
Abhay Kumar
Singh. New Delhi: Anamika Publishers & Distributers,
2007. pp. 110-114.
Paul LeValley. "Jain Heirs or, The Real
Gymnosophists, Their Thoughts, Their Legacy." Clothed with the
Sun, 6.4 (Winter 1986-87). pp. 71-74.
Paul LeValley. Seekers of the
Naked Truth: Collected Writings on the Gymnosphists and Related
Shramana Religions. Delhi: Motilal
Banarsidass,
2018.
Paul LeValley. "What Did the Gymnosophists
Believe?" Yavanika,
Journal of the Indian Society for Greek and
Roman Studies, 2 (1992). pp. 61-84.
Mark Taylor. "Book Review: Seekers of the Naked Truth." The
Bulletin, Aug. 2018. p. 20.
ANCIENT AJIVIKAS AND BUDDHISTS
A. L. Basham. History
and Doctrines of the Ajivikas. Delhi: Motilal
Banarsidass, 1951.
Henry Latour [Enrico S. Molnar]. "The Ajivikas of India." Paradise, 10
(1965). pp. 36-37.
Paul LeValley. "Ajivikas and Buddhists." Naturally, 24 (Fall
1997). pp. 15-18.
Paul LeValley. "Physical and
Spiritual
Love." Naturally, 28
(Sept. 1998), pp. 12-16.
Luise Putcamp Jr. “Tantric: Hymn from the Top of the
World.” Classic Line
& Form 2.3 (Apr.-June 1968). pp. 10-15.
Mark Storey. “Buddhist Body Acceptance?” Nude & Natural 28.4
(2009). pp. 61-65.
Mark Storey. "No shame: A Tibetan Saint's
Naturist Ethos." Nude
& Natural 23.3 (Feb. 2004). pp.
75-79.
JAIN NUDITY
Lyle Chambers. "Nudism as a Religion." Sun Era: The Nude Age,
2.8 (Winter 1965). pp. 22-25.
Henry deHoratev [Enrico S. Molnar]. "The Sky-Clad
Nudists of India." Nude
Living, 3 (October 1961). pp. 28-30. Reprinted
without pictures in Nudist Magazine
Digest, 1.3 (Summer 1965). p. 17.
A. Gosh, ed. Jaina
Art and Architecture, 3 vols. New Delhi: Bharatiya
Jnanpith, 1974.
Paul LeValley. "The Jains: Keeping Your Mind
Clear By Keeping Your Body Free." Naturally, no. 36
(Fall
2000). pp. 12-15.
Paul LeValley. "New Evidence of Mauryan
Presence at Shravana Belgola." Gommatavani,
vol.
2, no. 7 (Sept.
1987). pp. 5-6.
Paul LeValley. "Sañjaya, Co-founder of
Jain Philosophy?" Gommatavani,
vol. 3, no. 8 (Oct.-Nov.
1988). pp. 2-3. [Lead article].
Paul LeValley. "Sravana Belgola." The
Dictionary of Art, 34 vols. ed. Jane Shoaf
Turner.
London: Macmillan Publishers, 1996. vol. 29, pp. 438-439.
Michael Wuthering. "India--The 'Sky-Clad'
Jainists." Sun
and Health, International Edition, 15.7 (1951).
pp. 9-10, 19 .
HINDU NUDITY
Robert Baty. “Eros in Stone.” Film & Figure 15 (Apr.-June
1969). pp. 64-67.
Irma Bishop. “The Resurrected Dance of Life.” Classic Line & Form 1.4 (Summer
1967). pp. 24-33.
Cec Cinder. "Chandragutti-Karnataka-India." Bare in Mind, May
1991. pp. 15-16.
Henry deHoratev [Enrico S. Molnar]. "Krishna--the
Nude God of Hinduism." Nude
Living, 6 (April 1962). p. 18. Reprinted in Nudist Magazine Digest, 1.1 (March
1965). pp. 18-19.
Indira Devi. "Idol Worship." Sun and Health,
International Edition, 15.1-2 (1951). pp. 27.
Indira Devi. "News from India of 6000 Naked
People Bathing in a Congregation." Sunbathing for Health,
8.2
(July 1954). p. 31.
Alan Duncan. “Kama Kala: Tenderness in Stone.” Nudist Magazine Digest, 1.1 (March
1965). pp. 64-65.
Pearce Gervis. Naked
They Pray. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1956.
Robert Henry. “Naked Goddesses of the Far East.”
[with unrelated photos] Classic
Line & Form 3.4 (July-Sept. 1969). pp. 6-17.
Donn Jackson. “Tales of Love in Stone.” Classic Line & Form 2.4
(July-Sept. 1968). pp. 52-55.
Paul LeValley. "Hindu Gods in Their Natural
Manifestations." Travel
Naturally, no. 46 (Spring 2003).
pp. 42-45.
Paul LeValley, ed. "The Range of Hindu Nudity:
Three Perspectives." Nude
& Natural, 11.4 (August
1992). pp. 36-47. Contents:
Paul
LeValley. "Some Background on Hindu Nude Worship."
Carl W.
Werner. "Naked Asceticism in India." Reprinted from
Continental Nudist,
1.3 (Spring 1964). pp. 12-15, 41, [which
appears to have been reprinted from a 1931 source].
Swami Lingaya
Pasupati and Sadhak Ananda Ganapati. "Sexual Imagery in Saivite
Worship."
Luise Putcamp Jr. “The Skyclad Poetess of Kashmir.”
[Lalla] Teenage Jaybird
1.4/4 (Feb.-Apr. 1970). pp. 10-13.
Barbara Roberts. “The Ramayana: Exotic
Sanskrit.” Classic Line
& Form 2.2 (Jan.-Mar. 1968). pp. 12-17.
Reprinted as “India’s Sacred Sex Gods.” Woman in Art, 2.1 (Jan.-Mar.
1974). pp. 40-47. [second time with unused Bishop photos
instead of drawings]
Mark Storey. “Gandhi on Nudism and Public Nudity.” Nude & Natural 29.1
(2009). pp. 19-28.
Mark Storey. "India's Naked Woman Poet." Nude & Natural,
21.1 (Autumn 2001). pp. 91-95.
Michael Wuthering. "The Hindu Conception of
Body and Soul." Sun
and Health, International Edition, 15.8
(1951). pp. 8-10, 30.
TRIBAL NUDITY
W. Crooke. "Nudity in India in Custom and
Ritual." Journal
of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great
Britain and Ireland, vol. 49 (1919). pp. 237-251.
Indira Devi. " Aboriginal Tribes of
India." American
Nudist Leader, 31 (1953). pp. 8-9,
18-19. Reprinted in Nude World, 1 (1962). pp. 16-19.
Indira Devi. "The Nagas of India."
Sunbathing for Health,
8.7 (Dec. 1954). pp. 24-25, 30-31, 33.
Indira Devi. "The Unconscious Nudists."
Sun and Health,
International Edition, 15.12 (1951). pp.
4-6. Continued in 16.1 (1952). pp. 20, 26.
Mahasweta Devi. "Strange Children" and "The
Witch Hunt." Of
Women, Outcasts, Peasants, and Rebels. ed.
Kalpana Bardhan. Berkeley: University of California Press,
1990. pp. 229-241, 242-271. [Short stories].
Madhusree Mukerjee. The
Land of Naked People:
Encounters with Stone Age Islanders. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin
Company, 2003. [Andaman Islands].
Christolf von Furer-Haimendorf. The
Naked
Nagas, 2nd revised Indian ed. Calcutta: Thacker,
Spink, &
Co., 1968.
TRADITIONAL BARE-BREASTEDNESS
Paul LeValley. "How Do You Dress for a Muslim
Invasion? Or, The End of Bare-Breastedness in
India."
Naturally,
2 (Spring 1991). pp. 10-13.
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. Chemmeen.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1962. [Novel].
NUDE BEACHES
Indira Devi. "Great Possibilities for Nudism
in India." Sun
and Health, 14.1 (Jan. 1950). pp. 4-5.
Jim Meyer. "Depak's Dream: Can Naturism Find a Home in
India?" Nude & Natural, 22.1 (2002). pp. 20-21.
Reggie. "How to Have a Nudist Holiday in Asia." Travel
Naturally, no. 61 (winter 2006-07). pp. 11-16. [Mostly
about other countries.]
David Stuart Ryan. India:
A Guide to the Experience. London: Kosmik Press
Centre, 1983.
Vivastra. "India—The Birth Place of Modern Day
Nudism?" Australian Sun & Health, 63 (1998). p. 46.
Revised Jan. 2017
Solid
Facts and Scientific Research
--compiled by Paul Bowman
with additional citations by Paul LeValley
We need more studies using solid scientific methodology, like these:
Casler, Lawrence, Ph. D., [Professor,
Department of
Psychology, State University College of Arts &
Science,
Geneseo, NY], "Nudist Camps," MEDICAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN SEXUALITY, May
1971, pp. 92 - 98.
Casler, Lawrence, Ph. D., [Professor,
Department of
Psychology, State University College of Arts & Science,
Geneseo,
NY], "Some Sociopsychological observations in a Nudist Camp: A
preliminary Study," THE JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1964, 64, pp. 307
- 323.
Foster, Jeremy J., [Bolton Institute of
Technology,
England], "Notes on Perceived Personality of a
Nude,"
PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, 1970, 31, pp. 941-942.
Freed, Herbert, M. D., [Clinical
Professor of
Psychiatry and Medical Director of Psychotherapy at Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA}, "Nudity & Nakedness," SEXUAL
BEHAVIOR,
January 1973, pp. 3 - 7.
Goldman, R. J. & Goldman, J. G.,
[La Trobe
University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia] (1981) Children's
perceptions of clothes and nakedness: A cross-national study, GENETIC
PSYCHOLOGY MONOGRAPHS, 104, 163-185.
Story, Marilyn, Ph.D., "A Comparison of
Social
Nudists and Non-nudists on Experience with Various Sexual Outlets",
JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH, (Vol.23, No.2, May 1987), pp.197-211.
Story, Marilyn, Ph.D., "Comparisons of
Body
Self-concept between Social Nudists and Nonnudists": JOURNAL OF
PSYCHOLOGY, Volume 118, First Half, September 1984, pp. 101-111.
Story, Marilyn, Ph.D., "Factors
Associated with more
positive Body Self-Concepts in Preschool Children," JOURNAL OF SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY, Volume 108, 1979, pp. 49-56.
Weinberg, Martin S., Ph.D., [Senior
Sociologist,
Institute for Sex Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN],
"Nudists," SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, August 1971, pp. 51 - 54.
Comment from Paul LeValley:
Let me echo this appeal by mentioning
again that one
of the dirty little secrets of Fundamentalists is their high divorce
rate. Studies in the 1960s showed a lower-than-average
divorce
rate among nudists at that time. We are probably beating the
Religious Right at their own family values game, but don't have recent
numbers to prove it.
When I put together Naturists: Upholders of Strong
Family Values,
I cited only solid research. (Well, there was one exception
with
a headline too good to pass up.) The point was that the
opposition had not even a shred of evidence. I ruled out a
few
studies because they appeared in sex research journals whose titles
would raise
more alarms than the research would calm. That left only the
following short list of factual documents (in order of citation):
1. Gallup Poll, June 1983.
2. Opinion Research Corporation Poll, February 1990.
3. Roper Poll, September 2000.
4. EXCEL National Telephone Omnibus Study #P841, October 2000.
5. Roper Poll, September 2006.
6. Roper Poll, July 1985.
7. The
World's Best Nude Beaches and Resorts. Oshkosh:
The Naturist Society, 2007.
8. BTV Opinion Research Poll, October 1995.
9. K. Bacher. "205 Arguments and Observations in
Support of
Naturism, Extensively Documented with Quotes, References, Supporting
Research, and Resources for Further Study." Nude and Natural,
vol. 16, no. 1 (Aug. 1996). pp. 61-95.
10. William E. Hartman, Marilyn Fithian, and Donald
Johnson. Nudist
Society. Revised updated edition.
Topanga, CA: Elysium Growth Press, 1991.
11. Paul Okami. "Childhood Exposure to Parental
Nudity... A
Review of Clinical Opinion and Empirical Evidence." The Journal of Sex Research,
vol. 32, no. 1 (1995). pp. 51-64.
12. Marilyn Story. "Factors Associated with More
Positive Body Self-Concepts in Pre-school Children." The Journal of Social Psychology,
108 (1979). pp. 49-56.
13. Robin J. Lewis and Louis H. Janda. "The
Relationship
Between Adult Sexual Adjustment and Childhood Experiences Regarding
Exposure to Nudity, Sleeping in the Parental Bed, and Parental
Attitudes Toward Sexuality." Archives
of Sexual Behavior,
vol. 17, no. 4 (1988). pp. 349-362.
14. Dennis Craig Smith and William Sparks. The Naked Child: Growing Up
Without Shame. Topanga, CA: Elysium Growth
Press, 1986.
15. Ronald J. Goldman and Juliette D.G. Goldman.
"Children's Perceptions of Clothes and Nakedness: A
Cross-National Study." Genetic
Psychology Monographs, 104 (1981). pp. 163-185.
16. Rex v. Cruden, 2 Campbell's Nisi Prius Reports 89 (1809).
17. Barnes v. Glen Theatre, as clarified in Triplett Grille,
Inc.
v. City of Akron, 1994 FED App. 0386P [6th Cir.] 94a0386p.06.
18. Erie v. Pap's A.M., 98-1161. Dissenting
opinions of Justices Stevens and Souter.
19. "Can Nudism Put Brake on Juvenile Delinquency?"
National Observer,
August 14, 1967. p. 1.
20. Paul Okami, Richard Olmstead, Paul R. Abramson, and Laura
Pendleton. "Early Childhood Exposure to Parental Nudity and
Scenes of Parental Sexuality ("Primal Scenes"): An 18-Year Longitudinal
Study of Outcome." Archives
of Sexual Behavior, vol. 27, no. 4 (1998). pp.
361-384.
21. Elise F. Jones et. al. Teenage Pregnancy in
Industrialized Countries. New Haven:
Yale University Press, 1986.
22. Recreational
Nudity and the Law: Abstracts of Cases. ed.
Gordon Gill. Macomb IL: Dr. Leisure, 1995.
23. Jen Pilla. "Battle over Beach Nudity May Hurt
State Tourism." The
Wall Street Journal [Florida Journal section].
July 19, 1995. p. F-1.
24. Pasco County Tourism Development Council. Cited
by Amy Keller. "Buck Naked." Florida Trend, the Magazine of
Florida Business, June 2006. pp. 78-81.
25. Nude
Recreation is Good Business. [video].
Oshkosh: Naturist Education Foundation, 1996.
26. Steven D. Moore. "Social Roles and Contact
Norms for
Encountering Nude Bathers in a Wilderness Area." Diss.
University
of Arizona, 1991.
27. Oshkosh [Wisconsin] Municipal Code, sections 4-28, 4-29,
18-9, 18-81, as amended, 1996.
28. "Comprehensive Adult Use Regulations" Largo
[Florida]
City Code of Ordinances, chapter 13, article II-A. 1993.
29. Creating
& Managing Public Clothing Optional Parks and Beaches.
Kissimmee, FL: American Association for Nude Recreation. 2000.
An Annotated Bibliography of Books on
Nude Art
(listed chronologically within each category)
by Paul LeValley
Other books contain lots of nude art. These
are devoted exclusively to that topic.
WORLDWIDE SURVEYS
Wilhelm Hausenstein. Der
nackte Mensch in der Kunst aller Zeiten und Volker. Munich: R.
Riper & Co., 1913. [The book is in two parts. Some
later editions published only one of the parts under this same title.]
Unjustly neglected, this book pioneered the study of
nude art--including a few examples from India, Japan, the Arab world,
and Africa. Never translated, it is accessible only to those who
can read German. Black-and white illustrations.
Paul LeValley. Art Follows
Nature: A Worldwide History of the Nude. Berkeley: Edition
One Books. 2016.
This is the first book on nude art by a
nudist. It includes Egypt, India, China-Japan, classical
Greece-Rome, the Middle East, American Indians, Africa, and the
Pacific—plus every period of Western art. The chapters
appeared for 20 years as columns in Naturally
magazine. This is the first comprehensive nude art book in full
color.
SURVEYS OF WESTERN ART
Clark, Kenneth. The Nude: A
Study in Ideal Form. 1953 A. W. Mellon Lecture in the Fine
Arts. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1972.
In an otherwise magnificent book tracing nude Greek
forms in Renaissance and later art, Clark on the very first page made a
distinction between nakedness (which he considered pitiful), and the
nude (which is high art). Few naturists would agree. But
for fifty years, everybody has been quoting Clark. It is an
important study. Black-and-white illustrations.
Margaret Walters. The Nude
Male: A New Perspective. New York: Paddington Press, 1978.
Walters concentrated on the neglected male nude--as
seen from a woman's viewpoint. It added a new dimension to the
discussion. Black-and-white illustrations.
Michael Gill. Image of the
Body: Aspects of the Nude. New York: Doubleday, 1989.
Gill extended the topic into 20th-century
abstraction and fragmentation, where no one had gone before.
Black-and-white illustrations.
REGIONAL SURVEYS
Bram Dijkstra. Naked: The Nude
in America. New York: Rizzoli, 2010.
While most books concentrate on Europe, with hardly
a mention of American Art, Dijkstra discovered many forgotten national
treasures. And he showed them in full color (sometimes pages away
from their discussion).
PERIOD STUDIES IN WESTERN ART
Gisella M. A. Richter. Kouroi:
Archaic Greek Youths: A Study of the Development of the Kouros Type in
Greek Sculpture. London: The Phaidon Press, 1960.
This is THE scholarly study of the stiff early Greek
statues of male nudes. Black-and-white illustrations all at the
back of the book.
Margaret Miles. Carnal Knowing.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1989.
After an informative chapter on the ancient
tradition of nude Christian baptism, she turns to the many
contradictory reactions of church leaders to the female body from the
late Roman through medieval times. With heavy documentation she
argues that Christianity has strayed from its original message of body
acceptance. Black-and-white illustrations.
Leo Steinberg. The Sexuality of
Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion, second
expanded edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Rejecting any easy answers, Steinberg argues that
Renaissance painters of the baby Jesus emphasized his genitals to
demonstrate that he was true man and true god. He also touches on
related subjects, such as Mary's bare breast. Black-and-white
illustrations.
Abigail Solomon-Godeau. Male
Trouble: A Crisis in Representation. London: Thames and
Hudson. 1997.
She tries to explain--not always convincingly--why
people in the nineteenth century preferred younger, softer male nudes
than in previous centuries. Black-and-white illustrations.
Exposed: The Victorian Nude.
ed. Allison Smith. New York: Watson-Guptil Publications, 2001.
This is an exhibition catalog from a period with
more nudes than we might think. Large color illustrations with
explanations.
Linda Nochlin. Bathers,
Bodies, Beauty: The Visceral Eye. Cambridge MA: Harvard
University Press, 2006.
These heavy chapters are based on the six Charles
Eliot Norton Lectures given by the author in 2004. Concentrating
especially on Renoir, she makes the mistake of thinking swimsuits had
been around for a long time. Color and black-and-white
illustrations.
Richard Leppert. The Nude: The
Cultural Rhetoric of the Body in the Art of Western Modernity.
Boulder: Westview Press, 2007.
Not a naturist book—the author sees sex
everywhere. But he makes some valid points, and skewers nutty
theories about nineteenth- and early 20th-century art.
Black-and-white illustrations.
FEMINIST CRITIQUES
Anne Hollander. Seeing through
Clothes. New York: Viking Press, 1978.
Mostly a history of clothing, the book does show
many nude paintings. But she regards clothing as the normal human
state. Black-and-white illustrations.
Janet Hobhouse. The Bride
Stripped Bare: The Artist and the Female Nude in the Twentieth Century.
New York: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988.
She demonstrates how the biographies of the male
artist and the female model intertwine. A mix of color and
black-and-white illustrations.
Gill Saunders. The Nude: A New
Perspective. Cambridge: Harper & Row, 1989.
She argues that nudes all too often fall into
stereotypes of active male, passive female, or conversely, woman as raw
nature and man as creator of culture. Mostly black-and-white
illustrations.
Lynda Nead. The Female Nude:
Art, Obscenity, and Sexuality. London: Routledge, 1992.
She sees the female nude as an ideal, now sinking
into obscenity. Black-and-white illustrations.
Monica Bohm-Duchen. The Nude.
Themes in Art Series. London: Scala Books, 1992.
This is an overpriced little diatribe on female
nudes. There is no pleasing this woman; she regards pretty female
nudes as degrading, and unpretty female nudes as misogynist.
Color pictures.
Germaine Greer. The Beautiful
Boy [also published as The
Boy]. New York: Rizzoli, 2003.
This is more an appreciation of young men than a
study of art—which she uses as evidence. Tiny print, but
lots of color illustrations.
PRETTY PICTURES AND NOT MUCH ELSE
Edward Lucie-Smith. The Body:
Images of the Nude. London: Thames and Hudson, 1981.
Some lesser-known beautiful examples--large color
pictures.
The Male Nude: A Modern View.
ed. Edward Lucie-Smith. London: Sarema Press, 1985.
Catalog of an exhibition of modern art--this time
all males. Large color illustrations.
Deirdre Robson. The Art of the
Nude. New York: Shooting Star Press, 1995.
A brief collection of selected nudes, with a short
explanation of each. Color illustrations.
Miniature Nudes on Stamps, Coins, and
Other Collectables
Miller, Gerry. "A Problem of Postal Propriety."
[Goya] Modern Sunbathing,
148/29.9 (Sept. 1959). pp. 18-19, 40. Reprinted in Nudist
Magazine Digest, 1.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1965). pp. 15-16.
Short, Harold Ashby. "Going First Class." [stamps] Nude & Natural, 24.2
(2004). pp. 28-31.
Short, Harold Ashby. "The Nude as Postage." Clothed With the Sun, 7.2
(1987). pp. 47-59.
Voorhees, Dr. Russell Raymond. "Nudism on Stamps." Sunshine & Health, Jan.
1960. pp. 12-14, 31.
COINS
LeValley, Paul. "Nudes You Can Bank On." [coins & paper
money] Nude & Natural,
40.2 (winter 2020). pp. 39-41.
Rochette, Edward C. "The Nude on the Coin" [Lady Godiva]. Eden, 20 (Spring 1964). p. 32.
Sargent, Richard L. "The Feminine Monetary Image."
[coins] Continental Naturist
7.2 (July-Sept. 1973). pp. 44-49.
CARDS
Moore, Art. "A Jaybird History of Playing Cards." Utopia, 14 (Nov. 1967-Jan.
1968). pp. 10-15.
Quinn, Tom. "The Queen of Cards."
[Tarot] The Bulletin, Apr. 2019. p. 31.
BOOKPLATES
Latour, Henry [Enrico S. Molnar]. "Bookplates and Nudity." Eden, no. 21 (1965), pp. 32-33.
LeValley, Paul. "Bookplate Nudes." American Nudist Research Library Newsletter,
July 2019. pp. 4-6.
Wijnberg, Bart. "Ex-Libressen: Naturisme in Het Klein."
[bookplates] Naturisme,
2003-2 (Apr. 2003). pp. 44-45. [In Dutch. The ANRL
has an English translation.]
BOOKMARKS
"We Begin Our 40th Year." American Nudist Research Library
Newsletter, Jan.
2019. pp. 1-4.
BOOKENDS
LeValley, Paul. "A History of Nude Bookends." American Nudist Research Library Newsletter,
Jan. 2020. pp. 4-6.
Henry David Thoreau
A lot of people were rediscovering Thoreau in the
1960s. The American Nudist Research Library has these magazine
articles:
Austin, Thomas D. "Thoreau, the First Hippie." Ankh, 1.4 (Spring 1968). pp.
12-21.
Hunter, Jon and Lyn. "Thoreau: The Captain of the Huckleberry
Party." Sun Fun, 5
(1963). pp. 19-21.
LeValley, Paul. "All-American Boyhood." Naturally, 25 (Winter
1997/98). pp. 11-13. [Thoreau mentioned only in passing]
Mayrand, Robert T. "Thoreau on Clothing." Sol, 1 (1964) pp. 46-53.
Reprinted in Sun Lane, 2.1
(Nov. 1968). pp. 36-45.
Murphy, Mischa. "Thoreau, the Thinking Man's Nudist." Mr. Sun, 1.2 (1966). pp.
18-20.
Salak, Joseph. "The Nudist Philosopher." [Thoreau] American Sunbather, 169/18.3 (Mar.
1966). pp. 32-34.
Storey, Mark. "Henry David Thoreau: A Contemplative
Skinny-Dipper." Nude &
Natural, 36.1 (Fall 2016). pp. 38-40.
Thoreau also gets serious mention in the juvenile
movie, My Side of the Mountain
(1969). Inspired by the great man's example, a 13-year-old boy
provides for himself in the wilderness—which of course includes
skinny-dipping (though filmed from a distance). For a review, see:
LeValley, Paul. "Survival in the Wilderness." The Bulletin, Dec. 2017. p.
31.
Books for young people in the American Nudist Research Library
Preschool
Notes
Fiction
PZ7B You Can't Go to School
Naked
Anti-nude
PZ7B Fred Gets
Dressed
Cross-dressing
PZ7B Who Needs Pants?
PZ7C Catch That Baby
PZ7G Nuddy Ned
Fake tabs to
lift
PZ7G Nuddy Ned's
Christmas
Fake
tabs to lift
PZ7H It Isn't Rude to Be
Nude
Multi-racial
PZ7Q Rudie Nudie
PZ7S The Bare Naked Book, 1st
edition
Body parts
PZ7S Birthday
Suit
Black hero
PZ7W Leopold's Leotard
Ballet
PZ7W Naked Mole Rat Gets
Dressed
Anti-nude
Coloring books (photocopy the pages you want)
GV450C Cunningham's Maine Coloring
Book
Not much nudity
GV450C Cunningham's Nudist Coloring Book, 1st edition
GV450C Cunningham's Nudist Coloring Book, 2nd edition
GV450C Cunningham's Vermont Coloring
Book Not
much nudity
GV450W Patty's Nude Adventure
Elementary School
Fiction
NC1429S The Seven Lady Godivas
Dr. Seuss spoof
PZ7A The Emperor's
Underwear
Andersen spoof
PZ7G In the
Buff
Nude grandpa
PZ7M The Big Bath
House
Girl in Japan
PZ7W No Clothes
Getting
home nude
Non-Fiction
HQ27M Show Me
Sex
education
RD590N The Joy of Being a Boy
Anti-circumcision
Videos
78
Robby
Boys on an island
880 The Bruce Nutting
Story
Nude childhood
Middle School
Fiction
PZ7J Deadly!
Mystery
PZ7L A Visit to Athens, Sparta, and
Olympia
Age 10 to adult
PZ7W Skinny-Dipping at Monster
Lake
Mystery
Non-Fiction
QP4D Growing Up
Sex education
RJ144M What's Happening to My Body?--Book for Boys Sex education
RJ144M What's Happening to My Body?--Book for Girls Sex education
Videos
786 Sandy Hill
Boys swimming
High School
Fiction
NC1429C The Koala Bares
Comic book
PS3613M Living in the State of Dreams
Nude in
school
PS660O Hide Your Fear*
Murder mystery
PZ7K Paul and James's Naturist
Adventure
Gay ending
PZ7L Socks Are Not
Enough
Humor
PZ7L Pants are
Everything
Humor
PZ7L One Boy's Adventure in the
South Seas*
Sex & cannibals
PZ7S Boy Scouts in the
Wilderness
Nude in the woods
Online Fiction *(including starred items)
The
Bare Necessities
Nude teen band
Bare Necessities II
Nude
teen band
Magazines
Teenage
Nudist (1960s)
Incomplete set
Videos
775 The Blue
Lagoon
Island romance
There are also several videos of family naturism in European languages (and no storyline).
Miscellaneous
Reading Recommendations
--Carl Hild
The Spring 08 issue of Censorship News,
the
newsletter of the National Coalition Against Censorship, has a piece on
“The Ultimate Taboo” on virtual child pornography,
and it
talks about the concerns of nude baby pictures and what is the
“promotion” of such materials. The May
19th Supreme
Court decision could be read to include anyone who provides information
about children and being nude or “Overzealous prosecutors who
equate child nudity with pornography have charged parents and
grandparents with crimes for taking pictures of their children in the
bath, and charged academics for doing online research on erotic
art.”
Robin Baker. Bird
navigation:
The solution to
a Mystery? New York: Holmes and Meir Publications.
1984.
The author’s research team conducted some of their work at a
naturist club near Manchester, England to assess that those without
clothes or with light cotton clothing could determine geomagnetic north
better than those wearing synthetic clothing.
Jacqueline Schoemaker Holmes.
(2006). “Bare Bodies, Beaches, and Boundaries: Abjected
Outsiders and Rearticulation at the Nude Beach. Sexuality & Culture 10(4)29-53.
Pamela King.
“‘My image to be made
all naked:’ Cadaver Tombs and the Commemoration of Women in
Fifteenth-Century England.” The Ricardian, Volume
XIII
(2003). pp. 294-314.
Pau Obrador-Pons. (2007). “A
Haptic Geography of the Beach: Naked Bodies, Vision and
Touch.” Social &
Cultural Geography 8(1)123-141.
Will Rogers. There’s
Not a Bathing Suit
in Russia & Other Bare Facts. New York: Albert
& Charles
Boni, 1927. (Pages 130-133 have the piece on river bathing in
Moscow with a cartoon by Herb Roth who illustrated the book).
Jane and Michael Stern.
“A Reporter at
Large––Decent Exposure.” The
New Yorker, March
19, 1990. pp. 73-98.
Bibliography:
Rob Boyte
Starting in 1989, Rob wrote articles in
the Nude
Attitude series, which appeared in a variety of naturist
publications. In 1995, he privately published a collection of
those articles. Many include his own drawings or
photographs. Rob has taken the lead in pointing out to
museums
and informative magazines that most of the people in their prehistoric
diorama displays and paintings should be nude.
"You Can't Do That, There Are Children Here (Nude
Attitude)." Naturally,
no. 2 (Spring 1991). pp. 6, 8,
9. (with photos).
OTHER NATURIST ARTICLES
"Aesthetic Feet." The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol.
6, no. 1 (Spring 2000). p. 46. (with drawings).
"Ann Landers Called Me an Idiot!" The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 8, no. 1 (Spring 2002). pp. 44-45.
"Ann Landers Silenced." The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 8, no. 3 (Fall 2002).
pp. 40-41.
"A Brief History of Nudism." The
Promethean
Humanist Newsletter. Gainesville, FL.
November 1995.
* "Clothes-Minded
Revisionists" Nude
& Natural25.2
(2005) pp.
36-37.
"Clothing Styles of Ancient Humans."
Naturally,
no. 38 (Spring 2001). pp. 51-52. (with
drawing). Published simultaneously in The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 7, no. 1 (Spring 2001). pp. 38-39.
"Color of Maturity". Naturally,
no. 3 (Summer 1991). p. 28. (short with photo).
"Did Neanderthal Man Wear Clothes?" The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 2, no. 4 (Fall 1996). pp. 19-20.
* "The History of Clothing, Vol. I." Naturally,
no. 25 (Winter 1997/98). p. 44. Published simultaneously
(with
drawing) in Sundial
(South Florida Free Beaches Newsletter), Nov. 1997
"Jenny Thompson Poses Topfree." The
Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 6, no. 4 (Winter 2000). p. 32.
"Marilyn Vos Savant on Body Shame." The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 7, no. 4 (Winter 2001). p. 35.
"Naked Freedom." Touchstone,
Aug. 1996. Gainesville, FL.
"Naked in the Hospital." Nude
& Natural 14.1 (1994). pp. 19-21.
"Naked Scientists." Sundial,
July 1997.
(with drawing). Reprinted in The
Naturist Gay-zette,
Winter 1997.
"Phallic Florida Turtle Flipper." Naturally, no. 17
(Fall 1995). p. 32 (short with drawing).
"Sensual Art of Julio Estrada." The
Naturist
Gay-zette, vol. 1, no. 4 (Summer 1995). pp.
20-21. (with
photos).
"The Smell of Love." The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 3, no. 4 (Winter 1997).
p. 43.
"Strange Beach Fellows." HotSpots!
vol. 11,
no. 44 (Nov. 14, 1997). Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Published
simultaneously in The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 3, no. 4 (Winter
1997). p. 17.
"'Survivors' Impact on Nudism." The
Frisky
Banner, Sep. 15, 2000. San Jose CA: Bay Area
Naturists.
Published simultaneously in The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 6, no. 3 (Fall
2000). p. 22.
"Things That Go Bump In the Water." The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 7, no. 3 (Fall 2001). pp. 30-31.
* "What Does a Guy Wear to the Nude Beach?"
Naturally,
no. 35 (Summer 2000) pp. 36-37. (with
photos). Reprinted in The
Naturist Gay-zette, vol. 6, no. 4
(Winter 2000) pp. 30-31.
RELATED MOVIE REVIEWS
"'Hollow Man'--A Nude Movie Review." The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 6, no. 3 (Fall 2000). p. 46.
"Movie Review--'The Fast Runner--Atanarjuat.'"
The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 8, no. 3 (Fall 2002). p. 43.
"Rob's Review--Trick's a Real Treat." The Naturist Gay-zette,
vol. 5, no. 3 (Fall 1999). p. 45.
"Rob's Nude Review of 'Supernova.'" The Slime
Trail, Spring 2000. SLUGS: Sun Lovers Under Gray
Skies, WA.
"'Starship Troopers' Portrays Body
Acceptance." TSMN
Natural Times, Dec. 1997. Tri-State Metro
Naturists, NJ, NY, PA.
Bibliography:
Indira Devi
From 1950 to 1954, Danish, German, and American nudist magazines
printed lively articles by a young woman from India, who signed as
Indira Devi (probably a pen name). Then the articles suddenly
stopped. What had happened? Probably marriage to a man who
disapproved. There was a letter to the editor three years
later—then total silence. In 1950 and in that 1957 letter,
she listed her address as Motihari, a medium-sized town north of Patna,
near the Nepalese border.
Born about 1931, she died in 1968, around age 37. She left a
daughter old enough to vow to continue her mother's nudist pioneering
work. It is clear from Indira's writing that, in her own youth,
she hung
out with well-to-do young ladies (both Indian and European) who had
plenty of leisure time and were open to experimentation with nude
bathing. But it is her writing on nudity in the primitive tribes
of India that remain the best on the topic to this day.
One German magazine explained: "Indira Devi, our 21-year-old India
correspondent, visited several villages of the Dubla tribe in the
province of Bombay. Here, the Indian people still live in
seclusion, untouched. Since they have been mostly spared by the
white missionaries and other 'providers of culture,' they preserved a
natural lifestyle for themselves, and nudity is therefore still
something commonplace."
We featured Indira's bibliography in November of 2016. Since
then, several more articles have been discovered. It's time for
an update.
"6000 Men Bathed Naked Amidst a
Congregation of 6,000,000 Clothed Men, Women and Children at Allahabad
in India." Sun and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 17/18.5
(May 1954). Reprinted as "News from India of 6000 Naked People Bathing
in a Congregation." Sunbathing for Health,
8.2 (July 1954). p. 31. Reprinted as "Six Thousand People Bathed
Naked Amongst a Huge Congregation of Six Million in India at the
Confluence of the Indus at Allahabad. National Herald [Denmark], 63 (July 1954). p. 18.
"Aboriginal Tribes of India." American Nudist Leader, 31 (1953). pp. 8-9, 18-19. Reprinted in Nude World, 1 (1962). pp. 16-19.
"An Appeal to Nudists." Sun and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 16.5 (1952), pp. 9-10.
"Great Possibilities for Nudism in India." Sun and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 14.1 (Jan. 1950). pp. 4-5.
"Hinduism and Yoga." Sun and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 16.4 (1952). p. 5.
"History Repeats" [Krishna]. American Nudist Leader 30 (1953). pp. 4-9. Reprinted in Nude World, 5 (Dec. 1962). pp. 42-44. Reprinted again in Sunshine International, 13. (1966). pp. 42-44.
"The Ideal Ground for Prayer." Sun and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 16.5 (1952). p. 26. Reprinted as "An Ideal Place of Worship." American Nudist Leader, 27 (1952). pp. 18-19. Again reprinted as "An Ideal Place of Worship." Nude World, 4 (Aug. 1962). pp. 48-49.
"Idol Worship." Sun and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 15.1-2 (1951). pp. 27.
"Indien." Lebensfreude [Germany], 4.9 (1952). p. 30.
"Indien: Ein Land voller Rätfel und Wunder." [India: A Land Full of Mysteries and Wonders] Lebensfreude [Germany] 5.2 (1953). pp. 29-30.
"The Nagas of India." Sunbathing for Health, 8.7 (Dec. 1954). pp. 24-25, 30-31, 33.
"Naturismus in Indien." Mensch und Natur [Germany], 2.5 (1950). pp. 4-9.
"Nudism and Chastity." Sun and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 14.10 (1950). pp. 11-12.
"Nudism and the Goal of Life." Sun and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 15.8 (1951). p 5-6, 12. Translated as "Nudismen og livets maal." Sol og Sundhed [Denmark], 11 (1951). pp. 20-22.
"Nudism and Longevity." Sun and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 14.5 (1950). pp. 6, 9-11.
"Out of the Past." [Letter] Modern Sunbathing, June 1957. p. 3.
"Rohheit und Dummheit kontra FKK." [Crudeness and Stupidity Versus Nudism] Sport und Gesundheit [Austria], 4 (Aug.-Sept. 1951). pp. 9-10.
"The Unconscious Nudists." Sun and Health,
International Edition [Denmark], 15.12 (1951). pp. 4-6.
Continued in 16.1 (1952). pp. 20, 26. Reprinted in Helios [Denmark], 14. pp. 25-26, 31.
1996.03.00.What a Year & Greek Naturists.PC.pdf
1996.05.00.The Courts, the Naturist Cause & Dinero.PC.Frandsen.pdf
1996.06.00.Supreme Court, Free Speech & Radical
Right.PC.Frandsen.pdf
1996.07.00.Re Playalinda Arrests.Letter to Editor, NewsOb.Frandsen.pdf
1996.09.00.Courts Meet CFN & Vice Versa.LegalScene.pdf
1996.10.00.Effects of Success.LegalScene.pdf
1996.11.00.Free Speech vs. People's Republic of CNS.LegalScene.pdf
1997.00.00.Case Update for FANR Newsletter.Frandsen.pdf
1997.01.00.Naturist Legal Update for the New
Year.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1997.02.00.Bad Stuff & Good Things.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1997.07.00.As the Pivot Turns.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1997.08.00.On Overturning the Supreme Court.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1997.09.00.Kristina Davis & Beyond.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1997.10.00.Top(ic)-less in Melbourne.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1997.11.00.Naturists & the Permit(ed) Word
(draft).LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1998.02.00.By the Time You Read This, It Will Be
Obsolete.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1998.03.00.Pessimism & the Courts.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1998.04.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1998.04.00.Group Action & Ends of Power.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1998.05.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1998.06.09.Jet Skis vs. aircraft at CNS.Letter to
Editor.Frandsen.pdf
1998.07.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1998.08.00.Cases Update - F1, F2, Permit, Palm, CFN
v. Williams.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1998.08.00.Political Raspberries From & To a Brevard Circuit
Judge.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1998.10.00.Cases Update - F1, F2, Palm, Sosnow.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1998.10.00.Great Canaveral Complaints Scam.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1998.11.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1998.11.00.Spinning the Elections '98.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1998.12.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1999.01.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1999.01.00.Goals & Wishes for 1999.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1999.03.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1999.03.00.FOIA Results for 1998.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1999.06.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1999.06.00.Does Naturist Litigation make a
Difference.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1999.07.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1999.07.00.Dark Secrets of Concurrent Jurisdiction at CNS,
1985-1993.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1999.09.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1999.09.00.Deja Vu All Over Again.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1999.10.00.Naked Truth about the Case of the Naked
Scientist.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1999.10.00.Sosnow & Other Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1999.11.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1999.12.00.Legal Nude Year in New Millenium.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
1999.12.00.Update on CFN v. Williams.CW.Frandsen.pdf
1999.Winter.The Great Canaveral Complaints Scam.FANR.Frandsen.pdf
Short Legal Scene column published in the FANR (now AANR-Florida)
newsletter,
Winter 1999. Essay and case study of how a political mugging is
carried out against
naturists by opponents of nonsexual nudity.
2000.02.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.02.28.Intro to Canaveral National Seashore.Buzz.Frandsen.pdf
2000.03.00.1999 CNS Complaints & Tourism
Data.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
2000.03.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.04.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.05.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.06.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.07.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.07.00.Publicity & Survival.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
2000.08.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.09.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.10.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.11.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.12.00.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2000.08.00.Tidbits from History - The Way We
Were.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
2000.09.00.Is Public Nudity Legal in Florida.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
2000.09.04.Is Public Nudity Legal in Florida.Buzz.Frandsen.pdf
2000.10.00.CFN & BEACHES.LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
2000.12.07.Female Dress & Female Civil Rights
(scan).Buzz.Frandsen.pdf
2002.01.14.Judges Overrule State Constitutional
Amendment.Buzz.Frandsen.pdf
2002.03.22.Case Updates.CW.Frandsen.pdf
2002.04.01.Bare Progress.Law&Rights.Buzz.Frandsen.pdf
2002.05.00.Nude Up North (Visit to Ft.
Monmouth).LegalScene.Frandsen.pdf
2002.10.26.Case Updates - 1A, TF10 etc..CW.Frandsen.pdf
2004.06.02.Federal Appeals Courts Overrule Supreme Court Nudity
Decisions.Buzz.Frandsen.pdf Draft legal column for the Beach Buzz
examines the evolution of constitutional law regarding First Amendment
protections for (or lack thereof) since the famous Barnes case, with a
surprising conclusion.
Section 2: Special Essays, Letters etc.
2000.00.00.Naturists and the Permit[ted] Word in America,
1915-98.N.17.4.Frandsen.pdf Comprehensive essay on the history of
free speech and naturists in America. Naturists have actually had
a major impact on First Amendment law since the early 20th
century. Published in Nude & Natural magazine. (Scanned hardcopy, 24.1
MB).
2001.02.00.Galileo & Naturism - His First Heresy.N
20.3.Frandsen.pdf (4.1 MB) Discussion of Against the
Donning of the Gown, an essay in
verse by the youthful Galileo Galilei. It turns out the young
academic Galileo wrote the first naturist essay in European history, in
verse, during his first academic appointment. In the year 2000
this gem was rediscovered and translated into English by the head of
the Italian space program and noted by the British scientific journal
Nature.
2001.09.00.List of Naturist Science Books & Dissertations
(scan).Frandsen.pdf A list of books & dissertations
on topics of interest to the social science of nudity.
2001.09.29.Bibliography For Court.Frandsen.pdf List of naturist social science
sources. Intended to buttress legal arguments against adverse
secondary effects. Note actual court use requires expert witness
testimony of sources. For now it is simply a resource list.
2002.05.08.Naturist Science Summary Notes.Frandsen.pdf Notes & quotes on naturist
history and social science from a wide variety of sources - books,
newspapers, journals, case law, internet pubs, etc.. (>700 kB)
2003.07.09.Don't Ban Nudist Youth Camps!.IC.Frandsen! Essay inspired by Congressional House
Rep. Foley’s brief but famous crusade against nudist youth
camps being held in Florida. Rep. Foley later became the
subject of a scandal involving young male pages. (2 MB) http://www.intellectualconservative.com/article2458.html Still published on line by
Intellectual Conservative
2007.09.16.Why CFN Is Going Naked.cfn.web.Frandsen.pdf A look at the business model of
naturist clubs and how it should change in the 21st century.
2007.09.18.Naturist Resistance at Canaveral National
Seashore.cfn.web.Frandsen.pdf A comprehensive if admittedly
incomplete history of the big picture of naturist resistance to
repeated attempts to shut down nude recreation at Canaveral National
Seashore. (6 MB)
Section 4: Naturism & Religion
0000.Naturism & the Judeo-Christian Tradition (scan).Letter to
Legislators.Frandsen.pdf A short and goal oriented summary of
why Christianity does not conflict with naturism. (2.7 MB)
2005.12.31.Naturism and the Judeo-Christian Tradition.web.Frandsen.pdf A thorough look at the Bible and
Jewish and Christian tradition to show that Judaism and Christianity
does not conflict with Naturism. Makes the claim that the
apostles/disciples practiced naturism and Jesus preached naturist
ideals. Considers objections made from Biblical texts. (171
kB) Also posted online at
http://www.free11.org/JCN
Section 5: Naturist FOIA Reports, Tourism Studies etc.
1995.03.28.Frandsen Address to TItusville City Council + Worksheet
(scan).pdf(1 MB) Speeches given to Titusville City
Council which resulted in a resolution against the imminent Brevard
County anti-nudity ordinance.
1995.03.19.Playalinda License Plate Study #1
(scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf(0.5 MB) First look at naturist vs.
textile populations at Playalinda Beach by counting license plates and
noting location. This approach was actually first suggested by a
Titusville city council person.
1995.04.09.Playalinda License Plate Study #2
(scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf (1.4 MB)
1996.11.03.Playalinda License Plate Study #3
(Scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf (0.5 MB)
1996.11.05.CNS FOIA Report for 1995.04 - 1996.10
(complaints)(scan).CFN.Frandsen.pdf (< 0.2 MB)
1997.10.27.CNS (NAC) FOIA Report for 1995-1997.5.CFN.Frandsen.pdf(1.1
MB)
1997.09.02.NPS Figures for Attendance @ CNS, 1991-1997
(scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf(0.5 MB)
1998.01.12.CNS Tourism 1992-1997.Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf!(0.08 MB)
1998.01.12.Effect of Brevard County Anti-Nudity Ordinance on Tourism @
CNS (scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf(5 MB)
1998.05.09.CNS FOIA Report for 1997.01-1998.03 (scan).CFN.Frandsen.pdf(
0.6 MB)
1999.03.20.1998 CNS Complaints & Tourism Data
(scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf(1.1 MB)
1999.03.20.CNS FOIA Report for 1998 (scan).CFN.Frandsen.pdf(1.1 MB)
1999.07.05.Playalinda License Plate Study #4
(scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf(< 1 MB)
2000.03.18.1999 CNS Complaints & Tourism Data
(scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf(< 1 MB)
2000.03.18.CNS FOIA Report for 1999 (scan).CFN.Frandsen.pdf(< 1 MB)
2000.06.11.Analysis of Public Comments re NPS Apollo Beach Plan
(scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen.pdf(< 1 MB)
2001.06.15.2000 CNS Complaints & Tourism Data
(scan).Memo.CFN.Frandsen2.pdf(1.4 MB)
2001.06.15.CNS FOIA Report for 2000 (e-).CFN.Frandsen.pdf(< 0.1 MB)
2004.01.02.CNS FOIA Report for 2001-2002 (e-).CFN.Frandsen.pdf(< 0.2
MB)
2004.09.27.CNS FOIA Report for 2003 (scan).CFN.Frandsen.pdf(1.4 MB)
2005.05.08.CNS FOIA Report for 2004 v. 1.1
(e-).CFN.Frandsen.pdf!(< 0.2 MB)
2006.04.30.CNS FOIA Report for 2005 (e-).CFN.Frandsen.pdf(< 0.2 MB)
2007.09.01.CNS FOIA Report for 2006 (e-).CFN.Frandsen.pdf(< 0.2 MB)
2008.09.27.CNS FOIA Report for 2007 (e-2).CFN.Frandsen.pdf(< 0.2 MB)
Section 6: Legal Memos, Essays & Letters
0000.00.00.The Path of Pro Se.Frandsen.pdf(< 0.1 MB) Essay on the journey of representing
yourself in court. Date & publication unknown.
1996.00.00.Adverse Secondary Effects.Essay from LRM.pdf(< 0.2 MB) ~1996 essay on the issue of adverse
secondary effects of public nudity. Intended to be a thought
piece for future legal use.
1996.03.31.Letter to Rainbow Tribe - FL nudity law, color of law
etc.Letter.Frandsen->Rainbow.pdf (1.1 MB) Letter regarding legal issues raised
by misuse of Florida’s state nudity law, §800.03, against
Rainbow Tribe people by local law enforcement. I was wrong about
§800.03, Florida Statutes being a sex offender crime, but as a
first degree misdemeanor it can still be a problem.
1999.06.26.Rethinking Jurisdiction.Memo.Frandsen.pdf(7.3 MB) Legal memo about the conundrum of
country laws and criminal jurisdiction at the federally managed
Canaveral National Seashore, Florida.
1999.07.01.CFN 1st Amendment Case Denied Supreme Court
Review.cfn.web.Frandsen.pdf CFN web post regarding conclusion of
State v. Frandsen #1.
2000.06.00.NPS Permit Scheme Ruled Facially
Unconstitutional.cfn.web.Frandsen.pdf Web post on the story of winning
against the National Park Service permit scheme in federal court.
2001.02.00.Female Dress and Female Civil Rights
(Essay).cfn.web.Frandsen.pdf Essay on the relevance of topfree
rights to substantive civil rights.
Section 7: May It Please the Court: Legal Briefs, Motions & Opinions
2000.05.25.United States v. Frandsen, 212 F.3d 1231,
2000.C11.0042315 (11th Cir. 2000.05.25).pdf Final opinion issued by the federal
11th Circuit Court of Appeals on the constitutionality of the National
Park Service permit scheme regulating First Amendment activities.
(63 KB)
Section 8: Extra, Extra - History & Miscellaneous
1979.00.00.Free Beaches Sun.California.pdf (20 MB) First 16 pages of “before there
was Clothed With the Sun” address the near-designation of clothing
optional beaches in California and the ultimate establishment of the
Cahill Policy. Also an excellent column on how to influence
government.
Thomas T. Hargrove
Thomas T. Hargrove, Ph.D. was, in the early 1960s, a
pioneer in writing about nudity in early civilizations. But how
much of his stuff should be believed? In my study of Alexander
the Great and the Gymnosophists of India, I never came across the story
Hargrove tells. Likewise, Hargrove quoted a Maya priest named
Atahualpa. Now why should a Mayan priest have the same name as an
Inca emperor thousands of miles away? That seemed odd.
Hargrove claimed as his source Bartolomeo de Las Casas, who wrote many
books about the Mayas. I have not read them, so I asked an expert
in that field who belongs to this SIG. He had never come across
the nudity claims Hargrove was making.
Hargrove was not the first to claim Egyptian pharaoh
Aknenaten and Nefertiti as nudists. A year earlier, the otherwise
good scholar, Enrico S. Molnar (writing under one of his many pen names
as Henry de Horatev) had looked at reliefs of the royal family with
their nude daughters worshiping a sun god. Not realizing that
Egyptian children had always gone nude, he mistakenly concluded that
any sun worshiping families must be nudists. No proof of that
claim has ever been found.
So, should everything Hargrove wrote be dismissed as
trash? Not necessarily. He seemed to know what he was
writing about when he used Latin or Italian sources. It appears
that he was a narrow specialist who let his imagination get carried
away when he wandered too far from his areas of expertise. He did
not last long in nudist publications. I'm not sure why.
"Nudism: Worship With the Mayas." Sun Era 1.2 (1962). pp.
17-19.
"The Naked Truth About the Etruscans." Sun Era 1.3 (1962). pp.
16-19.
"History's First Nudist Queen." [Nefertiti] Sun Era 1.4 (March
1963). pp. 40-43. Reprinted as "Noble Nudes of the
Nile." Kings and Queens of Nudism: The Majesty of Nudism.
n.p., 1964. pp. 12-15.
"The Rain Nudists." [Alexander the Great] Sun Era 1.5 (May 1963).
pp. 10-13. Reprinted in Nudist Magazine Digest, 1.1 (March
1965). pp. 86-90. Reprinted again as "Fertility Rites on
the Indus." Au Naturel 1.2 (Aug.-Oct. 1972). pp. 30-33.
"The Roman Baths at Capua." Sun
Era 1.6 (July 1963). pp. 10-13.
"How Nude Can You Get?" [Giulo Barezzo] Sun Era 1.7 (Sept. 1963). pp.
22-25. Republished in Nudist Magazine Digest, 1.3 (Summer
1965). pp. 24-29.
"The Many Faces of Venus." Sun
Era 1.8 (Nov. 1963). pp. 54-59.
"The Permissive Psychology of the Polynesians." [Gauguin] International Jaybird 3/1.3 (Fall
1966). pp. 25-27.
Bibliography:
George R. Harker
George Harker, well known professionally
as Dr.
Leisure, has done a great deal of expert witness testimony in behalf of
nude recreation. If anyone has illusions of making a
living at this, Dr. Leisure writes:
My basic advice regarding those wanting
to be an
expert witness in this field is don't bother. There is very little
demand and much less support. The Naturist Society and the American
Association of Nude Recreation seldom put their money where their mouth
is. In general they don't have a clue as to the social
dynamics
going on with regard to nude beaches and the public's attitude toward
same.
Besides testifying and writing, Dr.
Leisure has also
published books by others. His vita includes many articles on
wildlife and park management--an important part of his
credentials. This shortened list contains only his naturist
activities:
PUBLICATIONS
"Nude Bathing, No Controversy," Parks
and Recreation, pages 58-61, August 1987.
"Paradox in Paradise," Clothed
with the Sun, pages , Summer
1988.
Creation and Management
Guide to Public Clothing
Optional Beaches and Parks, The American Sunbathing
Association 1990.
42 pages.
He Wouldn't Drink The
Hemlock: The Firing of Dr. Leisure, Dr. Leisure 1993. 462
pages.
Introduction to the book: Recreational
Nudity and the Law,
by Gordon Gill, Dr. Leisure 1995. 198 pages.
The Mostly True life
Adventures of Dr. Leisure Vol. II ISBN 1-887471-08-1, Dr.
Leisure 1998, 345 pages.
INTERNET PUBLICATIONS
"What is the Value of A Nude Beach?"
www.drleisure.com/ValueNudeBeach.html 1999.
"Is It Legal to be Nude on a Nude Beach in Hawaii?"
<www.drleisure.com/SupremeHawaii.html>
October 2000
"How to Photograph a Nude Wedding for National TV in
Hawaii"
<www.drleisure.com/nudephotowed.html>
November 2000
PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS
"Trends in Nudity and the Law," Heartland Naturist Gathering, Cherokee
Nudist Resort, Tenn. June 1995.
"Nudism/ Nudity/ Paganism", CraftWise, Radison Maingate,
Kissimmee Fl. February 1996.
"Trends in Nude Recreation," at a CLE national legal
symposium "Non Sexual Nudity: Threat or Benign" Florida International
University, North Miami Beach, FL October 9-11, 1998.
EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY
Prepared affidavit: Craft v. Hodel (1988) United
States District Court, District of Massachusetts. (page 96 Recreational
Nudity and the Law) Craft v. Hodel (1988) United States District Court,
District of Massachusetts 683 F.Sup. 289 (D.Mass. 1988),
Testified at public administrative hearing regarding
State Park Regulations, Hawaii, November 1989. The hearings derived out
of Peter Rowley's suit against the State of Hawaii. State v. Rowley
(1988) Supreme Court of Hawaii 70 Haw. 135,74 P.2d 1233 (1988),
Testified to the Board of the Department of Land and Natural Resources
at Hilo, Hawaii, January 1990.
Gave deposition: The Naturist Society, Inc. and T.A.
Wyner v Fillyaw (1990) United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Fort
Lauderdale Div. (page 109 Recreational Nudity and the Law) The Naturist
Society, Inc., and T.A. Wyner v. Fillyaw (1990) United States District
Court, S.D. Florida, Fort Lauderdale Div. 736 F.Supp 1103 (S.D. Fla.
1990) Remanded, 958 F.2d 1515 (11th Cir. 1992) On remand, 858 F.Supp.
1559 (S.D. Fla. 1994)
Testified as expert witness, New York: People
v. David (1989), City of Rochester (New York) Appellate judge
cites testimony of Dr. Harker as basis for overturn of convictions by
lower court. (See page 105 in Recreational Nudity and the Law.) People
v David (1989) City Court of Rochester (New York) 146 Misc.2d 115, 549
N.Y.S.2d 564 (City Ct. 1989) Rev'd, 152 Misc.2d 66, 585 N.Y.S.2d 149
(County Ct. 1991),
Consultation with National Park Service regarding
Playalinda National Seashore May 1, 1995. Frank Catroppa, Regional
Office of National Park Service, Atlanta, Georgia.
Not allowed to testify: People v. Davis, May
21, 1996. Judge Philip Fougerousse, Rockledge, FL., will not hear the
expert testimony of any of three expert witnesses brought to Florida to
testify on behalf of Davis. Davis was charged with breast exposure in
violation of Brevard County ordinance.
Testified as expert witness: People v.
Stillmeyer, September 26, 1996. Erin Stillmeyer was charged
with
exposure of her breast on a nude beach under the Brevard County
ordinance. Apparently she was asleep on her back on the beach. She was
awakened and charged with violation of the county nudity ordinance. Dr.
Harker was accepted as an expert by Judge Kenneth Freidland.
Prepared to testify as expert witness: United States
of America vs. Leo F. Rodriguez, Citation Number: PO 32076. June 25,
1998 in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Issue was creation of NPS prohibition of nudity and nude sunbathing in
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park.
Bibliography:
Naturist Publications by Carl M. Hild, PhD.
Theatrical Play
Who dis Nudist? Or A
Case of Robe versus Disrobe. (Also Who’s This Nudist?)
by John T. Beavin & Carl Marshall Hild (1979)--a two-act comedy
with music dedicated to Earl and Lucille Hansen, owners of Circle H
Ranch. Only a handful of copies exist, although it is
copyrighted.
Articles
“Body Acceptance – Gradations on a spectrum of
colors.” N,
15.3, (1996) pp. 113-124.
“Nudism with a Social Conscious.” N, 21.3, (2002) pp.
82-87.
“Places and states of mind for healing.” ReVision, 29 (1),
(2006) pp. 12-19.
Dissertation (contains reference to how the human body
perceives place, and that direct contact enhances the capacity)
Hild,
C.M. (2007). Engaging
Inupiaq values in land management for health through an action research
appreciative inquiry process. Dissertation for Saybrook Graduate School
and Research Center, San Francisco, CA.
http://www.ichs.uaa.alaska.edu/projects/reports/hild.pdf
Editorial Commentary
“In 1987.” The
Bulletin.
March 1979. p. 2. (Comments on the Pioneer X space
craft
with the anatomically correct couple on the greeting plaque).
“The Logo.” N
9.1 (1989). p. 5. (Also in this issue is the p. 14
Science
Sees Through Fig Leaves on t-shirts that I conceived for Lee and TNS,
based on the Pioneer 10 couple).
“How do we communicate?” N
9.2 (1989). p. 123. (With Vicki Hild, recommendations for how
to
improve items from the “Skinny Dipper Shop” and
making N
more publically available on newsstands--suggesting a member version
and a public information version.
“Forum & Catalyst” N
9.4 (1989). p. 118. (Editorial comments on the N
9.3 issue
and encouragement for TNS to use N as a catalyst for change).
“Art Okay, The Body Definitely Not!” N
10.1 (1990) p. 101 (With Vicki Hild--issuing the concept of artists
using nude models in public places where there is other statuary).
“Body Acceptance in our Lifetime?” N 15.3
(1996). pp. 129-131. (Issuing challenges to TNS
members for ways to make the philosophy more popularly known).
“Nothing Beats Cotton.” N
21.3 (2002). p. 17. (Mention of Robin
Baker’s
research at a Manchester, UK naturist club on human geomagnetic
sensing).
“Seeing Through Fig Leaves.” N 21.4
(2002). p. 19. (Mention of the Pioneer X couple).
“Alaska: Not so Nude?” N 24.3
(2005). p. 12. (Comments on the N 24.2 issue).
“Long before…” N
26.1 (2006). p.5. (With Vicki Hild, mention of nude
activities of Medieval pilgrims and some recent advertisements about
how woman can look nearly naked beneath their clothes and wear a
product that covers their nipples so the contour does not appear).
I wish I had access to Clothed with the
Sun volumes
1-8 to be able to check them, as I know there were other letters that I
submitted. Also the old ASA Bulletin had a few as well, but
they
are long since gone from my collection. Too many moves during the 70s
and 80s.
Bibliography:
Sully Leopold
"The Hermit Who Lives for His Guests: Freddie Gordon of Tropical
Gardens." Sundial,
13/2.7 (July 1963). pp. 42-46.
"Letter to the Editor." Nude
Living, 15/2.9 (Feb. 1963). p.
34.
"Naked and Unashamed." Modern
Sunbathing, 45 (fall 1967).
pp. 10-15.
"The Spartan of Tropical Gardens. Nudism Today, 19/4.1 (Feb.
1967). pp. 18-23.
"Tropical Gardens: Love Story with a Happy Ending." Sunrise
[formerly Nudist Holiday], 12
(1968). pp. 32-44.
"Why are Nudists Defensive?" Nude
Living 11/2.5 (Oct.
1962). pp. 7-10. Continued in 12/2.6 (Nov. 1962), pp. 26-31
and 13/2.7 (Dec. 1962), pp. 22-29. Reprinted entire in Nudist
Adventure 1 (Dec. 1964). pp. 5-41.
Bibliography: Major
Naturist Articles by Paul
LeValley
Books and booklets
Art Follows Nature: A Worldwide
History of the Nude. Berkeley: Edition One Books,
2016. [572 pages]. Table of contents and sample pages at
www.paullevalley.com.
Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews. Collierville, TN: Instant Publisher, 2022. [384 pages].
Naturists: Upholders of Strong Family
Values. Tallahassee: Tallahassee Naturally, 1997.
2nd ed. 2001. 3rd ed. 2007. 4th ed. 2017. [A Naturist
Education Foundation project]. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
One Boy's Adventure in the South Seas. Kissimmee: by the author, 2021. [Juvenile fiction]. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
The Orfalinda Trilogy and Other Early
Writings. Baltimore: PublishAmerica, 2004; hardbound
limited edition 2009.
Seekers of the Naked Truth: Collected
Writings on the Gymnosophists and Related Shramana Religions.
New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2018. [478 pages].
A Visit to Athens, Sparta, and Olympia. Kissimmee: by the author, 2021. [Juvenile fiction]. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
Book Announcements
"Art Follows Nature: A Worldwide History of the Nude." [garbled] Nude & Natural, 36.1 (Fall 2016). pp. 41-43.
"The First Big Book on Nude Art from a Nudist Perspective." The Bulletin, Nov. 2016. pp. 10-12.
"Art Follows Nature: A Worldwide History of the Nude." The Naked Truth Naturists Newdsletter: Special Report, Dec. 2016.
"A Worldwide History of the Nude." GNI BuffBuzz, Jan. 16, 2017.
"The First Book on the Gymnosophists." The Bulletin, Aug. 2018. pp. 18-19.
"Announcing the First Book on the Gymnosophists." The Naked Truth Naturists Newdsletter: Special Report, Sept. 15, 2018.
"Two New Books for Young Nudists." The Bulletin, Nov. 2021. p. 34.
Art Follows Nature
series (all reprinted in Art Follows Nature: A Worldwide History of the Nude)
(in book chapter order)
"Hail and Farewell." Naturally,
no. 66 (Spring 2008), pp 46-50.
Egypt
"Self-Confidence in Middle-Kingdom Egypt." Naturally, no. 5
(Winter/Spring 1992). pp. 26-28.
"Status, Gender, and the Body in Later Egypt." Naturally, no. 41
(Winter 2001/02). pp. 14-17.
India
"The Gymnosophists." Naturally,
no. 17 (Fall 1995). pp. 10-13.
"Gymnosophy in Europe and the Middle East." Travel Naturally,
no. 53 (Winter 2004-05). pp. 38-41.
"The Jains: Keeping Your Mind Clear By Keeping Your
Body Free." Naturally,
no. 36 (Fall 2000). pp. 12-15.
"Ajivikas and Buddhists." Naturally,
no. 24
(Fall 1997). pp. 15-18.
"Physical and Spiritual Love." Naturally,
no. 28
(Fall 1998). pp. 12-16.
"Hindu Gods in Their Natural Manifestations." Travel Naturally,
no. 46 (Spring 2003). pp. 42-45.
"How Do You Dress for a Muslim Invasion? Or, The End
of Bare-Breastedness in India." Naturally,
no. 2
(Spring
1991). pp. 10-13.
China-Japan
"China, Japan, and the Tradition That Barely
Was." Naturally,
no. 22 (Winter/Spring 1997). pp. 12-15.
Classical
"Interrupted Beginnings: Crete and the Etruscans." Naturally, no. 40
(Fall 2001). pp. 12-14.
"Myth, Man, and Nature." Naturally,
no. 21 (Fall 1996). pp. 11-14.
"The Riddle of the Sphinx." Travel
Naturally,
no. 56 (Fall 2005). pp. 34-36.
"The Real Olympics: Education for Godlike Display." Naturally, no. 6
(Summer 1992). pp. 11-13.
"Greek Athletics and the Arts." Naturally,
no. 20
(Summer 1996). pp. 11-14.
"Athletics and Ascetics: Parallel Nude Traditions of
Greece and India." Travel
Naturally, no. 51 (Summer 2004), pp.
42-45.
"Daughters of Aphrodite." Naturally,
no. 29
(Winter 1998/99). pp. 11-14.
"How Cupid Shrank and Grew and Shrank Again." Naturally, no. 8
(Winter 1992/93). pp. 14-16.
"Another Look at Cupid." Travel
Naturally, no. 52 (Fall 2004). pp. 38-41.
"What Happens When Caesar Becomes a God?
Religion and Nudity in Ancient Rome." Naturally, no. 10
(Summer/Fall 1993). pp. 9-12.
Middle East
"The Illustrated Bible, Part I." Naturally, no. 33
(Winter 1999/2000). pp. 14-18.
"The Illustrated Bible, Part II." Naturally, no. 34
(Spring 2000). pp. 14-17.
"How Early Christians Dealt With the Naked
Christ." Naturally,
no. 18 (Winter 1995/96). pp. 14-17.
"Women of Late Antiquity." Travel
Naturally,
no. 58 (Spring 2006). pp. 34-37.
"The Middle-Eastern Nude." Naturally,
no. 43
(Summer 2002). pp. 10-13.
"East of the Imagination." Naturally,
no. 38
(Spring 2001). pp. 11-15.
Pacific Islands
"Paradise Unrecognized." Travel
Naturally, no. 48 (Fall 2003). pp. 38-41.
American Indians
"The Amazon: Where People Unlearned Clothing." Naturally, no. 76 (Fall
2010). pp. 41-44.
"Ancient Mexican Heritage." Naturally,
no. 14
(Fall 1994). pp. 10-13.
"The Mexican Muralistas." Naturally,
no. 35
(Summer 2000). pp. 11-14.
"American Indian (lack of) Costume." Clothed with the Sun
7.4 (Spring 1988). pp. 33-35.
"The Noble Savage." Naturally,
no. 16 (Summer 1995). pp. 13-16.
Africa
"Africa: The Continuing Tradition." Naturally, no. 9
(Spring 1993). pp. 12-15.
"The Nude as Anti-Slavery Symbol." The Event, no. 34
(Summer 1990). pp. 17-19.
Medieval
"Descendants of Lady Godiva." Naturally,
no 22
(Winter/Spring 1997). pp. 26-29.
"The Medieval Analysis of Nudity." Travel Naturally,
no. 55 (Summer 2005). pp. 38-41.
"The Eternal Nude." Naturally,
no. 12 (Spring 1994). pp. 10-13.
Renaissance
"The Chicken Keeper's Son: Trend Setter for the
Early Renaissance." Naturally,
no. 30 (Spring 1999). pp.
11-14.
"Because It Is Honest: The Renaissance Nude." Naturally, no. 11
(Winter 1993/94). pp. 10-12.
"David: Young Representative of Many Ages." Naturally, no. 15
(Winter/Spring 1995). pp. 10-13.
"Point of View." Naturally,
no. 42 (Spring 2002). pp. 10-13.
Baroque
"The Baroque Agony." Travel
Naturally, no. 57 (Winter 2005/06). pp. 36-39.
"Running Wild--Diana to Mowgli." Naturally, no. 37
(Winter 2000/01). pp. 11-14.
"Garden-Variety Sculptures." Naturally,
no. 3
(Summer 1991). pp. 16-18.
Enlightenment
"Let Us Now Praise Distinguished Men." Naturally, no. 26
(Spring 1998). pp. 11-14.
"Nudes in All Directions." Travel
Naturally,
no. 59 (Summer 2006). pp. 40-43.
"The Academic Tradition." Naturally,
no. 31
(Summer 1999). pp. 12-15.
"A Modest History of the Fig Leaf." Travel Naturally,
no. 47 (Summer 2003). pp. 36-40.
"The Difference Between Night and Day." Naturally, no. 27
(Summer 1998). pp. 12-15.
Nineteenth Century
"The Many French Revolutions." Naturally,
no. 39
(Summer 2001). pp. 11-15.
"Discovery of the Boy in Nineteenth-Century
Sculpture. The
Event, no. 33 (Spring 1990). pp. 23-25.
"The Neapolitan Fisherboy Tradition." Naturally, no. 4
(Fall 1991). pp. 12-14.
"All-American Boyhood." Naturally,
no. 25 (Winter 1997/98). pp. 11-13.
"The Swimming Hole: From Camera to Canvas." Naturally, no. 1
(Fall/Winter 1990/91). pp. 10-13.
"The Art of Swimming." Travel
Naturally, no. 49 (Winter 2003/04). pp. 40-43.
20th Century
"Industrial-Strength Nudes." Naturally,
no. 19
(Spring 1996). pp. 10-13.
"To Shock the Bourgeoisie." Travel
Naturally,
no. 54 (Spring 2005). pp. 42-45.
"Fidus, the First Nudist
Artist." Travel Naturally,
no. 50 (Spring 2004). pp. 38-41.
"A Missing Chapter: Nazis and Nudes." Naturally, no. 73 (Winter 2009).
pp. 39-42.
"Figure Sculpture--American Women to the
Rescue."
Naturally, no. 7
(Fall 1992). pp. 12-15.
"From Girl to Woman." Naturally,
no. 44 (Fall 2002). pp. 10-13.
"By Way of Illustration: A Century of Seaside
Innocence." Naturally,
no. 13 (Summer 1994). pp. 10-13.
"The Art of Choice." Naturally,
no. 82 (Spring 2012). pp. 30-32.
Overviews
"Free as a Bird." Travel
Naturally, no. 45 (Winter 2002/03). pp. 10-14.
"Art Through the Millennia, or Nudes Forever." Naturally, no. 32
(Fall 99). pp. 12-15.
Supplements
"Supplement 1: The Exotic." Travel
Naturally, no. 61 (Winter 2006/07). pp. 36-39.
"Supplement 2: Traditional Roots." Naturally, no. 62
(Spring 2007). pp. 38-41.
"Supplement 3: Medieval through Enlightenment." Naturally, no. 63
(Summer 2007). pp. 46-49.
"Supplement 4: More Joys of Boyhood." Naturally, no. 64
(Fall 2007). pp. 48-51.
"Supplement 5: Nineteenth and Twentieth
Centuries." Naturally,
no. 65 (Winter 2007/08). pp.
46-49.
"Supplement 6: New Discoveries." Naturally, no. 71 (Summer 2009).
pp. 28-31.
Additional Art
"Nude Art Through History." Beach Buzz, vol. 2, no. 5 (Nov.-Dec. 2001). pp. 1-3.
"My Adventure as an Art Collector." Travel Naturally, no. 44 (Fall 2002). p. 13.
"Teaching Jain Art in High School." Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, #53 (Aug. 2014). Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"R. Tait McKenzie, Sculptor of Nude Athletes." Newsletter of the Professors & Researchers SIG, #71 (Feb. 2019). pp. 1-2. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Bookplate Nudes." American Nudist Research Library Newsletter, July 2019. pp. 4-6. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"A History of Nude Bookends." American Nudist Research Library Newsletter, Jan. 2020. pp. 4-6. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Nudes You Can Bank On." [coins] Nude & Natural, 40.2 (winter 2020). pp. 39-41. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Nude Child Models: Did It Hurt Them?" Nude & Natural, 40.3 (Spring 2021). pp. 48-51. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
Book Reviews
Alessandro Bertolotti. Books
of Nudes.
Translated from the French by Liz Nash. New York: Harry N.
Abrams, 2007. Reviewed in Naturally,
no. 67.
Monica Bohm-Duchen. The
Nude. Themes in
Art Series. London: Scala Books, 1992. Reviewed in
Naturally,
no. 9 (Spring 1993). p. 34.
Jean-Paul Bourdier. Body Mirror. Novato: Goff Books, 2020. Reviewed in the Newsletter of the American Nudist Research Library, July 2021. Reprinted in the Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, Aug. 2021.
Philip Carr-Gomm. A Brief
History of Nakedness. London: Reaktion Books, 2010.
Reviewed in Naturally, no. 76
(Fall 2010). p. 56.
Olaf Danielson. Boobies, Peckers & Tits: One Man's Naked Perspective. Brule, WI: Cable Publishing, 2014. Reviewed in Nude & Natural, 27.1 (Feb. 2015).
Olaf Danielson. Brown Boobies, Hairy Peckers, and Great Tits; Adventures in Public Nudity and Birding. Milbank SD: Falun Press, 2021. Reviewed in the Newsletter of the American Nudist Research Library, July 2021. Reprinted in the Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, Aug. 2021.
The Dictionary of
Art, 34 vols. ed. Jane
Shoaf Turner. London: Macmillan Publishers, 1996.
Reviewed
in Naturally,
no. 23 (Summer 1997). p. 43.
Bram Dijkstra. Naked: The Nude
in America. New York: Rizzoli, 2010. Reviewed in Naturally, no. 79 (Summer
2011). p. 53.
Will Forest. Aglow. Columbus SC: no publisher listed, 2017. Reviewed in the Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, 70 (Nov. 2018).
Will Forest. Co-ed Naked
Philosophy. Lexington: no publisher listed, 2011.
Reviewed in Naturally, no. 82
(Spring 2012), p. 46.
James Gilligan. Violence:
Our Deadly Epidemic
and Its Causes. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons,
1996.
Reviewed in Nude
& Natural 18.4. pp. 8-9.
Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings. Nude: The Deadly! Series, Book 1. [Get publication info]. Reviewed in the Newsletter of the American Nudist Research Library. Jan. 2021.
Richard Leppert. The
Nude: The Cultural
Rhetoric of the Body in the Art of Western Modernity.
Boulder:
Westview Press, 2007. 318 p. Reviewed in Naturally, no. 67.
M. Millswan. Living in the
State of Dreams. New York: Blue Moon Books, 2007.
Reviewed in the Professors &
Researchers SIG Newsletter, no. 38 (November 2010).
Naked in Nature: Great
Skinny-Dipping Moments in Art
and Literature. ed. Robert Ellis
Smith. 2006. Color
printout. Reviewed in the Professors
and Researchers SIG
Newsletter, no. 20 (May 2006).
Linda Nochlin. Bathers,
Bodies, Beauty: The
Visceral Eye. Cambridge MA: Harvard University
Press, 2006.
342 pages. Reviewed in Naturally,
no. 62 (Spring 2007). p.
56-57. Reprinted in no. 66 (Spring 2008). pp. 56-57.
Tony Perrottet. The
Naked Olympics. New
York: Random House, 2004. Reviewed in Travel Naturally,
no. 56
(Fall 2005) p. 60. Also mentioned briefly:
Norman
Gardner. Athletics
of the Ancient World.
Rachel
Sargent
Robinson, Sources
for the History of Greek Athletics in English
Translation.
Finley
and Pleket, The
Olympic Games: The First Thousand Years
Nicolaos
Yalouris et. al. The
Eternal Olympics: The Art and History of
Sport.
Aleksandar Rakovic. Yugoslavia and the Naturist Culture. Belgrade: Catina mundi, 2020. Reviewed in the Newsletter of the American Nudist Research Library, January 2022. pp. 4-5.
Samuel Scoville, Jr. Boy Scouts in the Wilderness. New York: The Century Co., 1919. Reprint ed.: Scholar Select, 2015. paperback. Reviewed in the Newsletter of the American Nudist Research Library, July 2018.
Abigail Solomon-Godeau. Male
Trouble: A Crisis
in Representation. London: Thames and
Hudson. 1997.
Reviewed in Naturally,
no. 26 (Spring 1998), pp. 47-48.
Leo Steinberg. The
Sexuality of Christ in
Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion, second expanded
edition.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Reviewed in
Nude & Natural
17.3 (March 1998). pp. 58-60. Also
included are thumbnail sketches of:
Paul
Bowman. Nakedness
and the Bible.
Wilhelm
Fraenger. Hieronymous
Bosch.
Margaret
Miles. Carnal
Knowing.
Enrico S.
Molnar. The
Adamites of Bohemia.
Jonathan
Z. Smith. Map
Is Not Territory.
George
Woodcock and Ivan Avakumovic. The
Doukhobors.
[Geoff Tortuga]. Nudist
East Asia
Travel. La Jolla, CA: Tahanga Research
Association, 1992.
Reviewed in Naturally,
no. 7 (Fall 1992). p. 30.
Film editing
College Greek Athletic Meet.
Tallahassee Naturally, 2012. revised version 2017.
Gymnosophists,
Jains, etc.
"Athletics and Ascetics: Different Yet Similar
Traditions." Gommatavani
[international journal of Jain
scholarship] vol. 1, no. 5 (May 1986). pp. 10-11.
"Jain Heirs:
Or, The Real Gymnosophists, Their Thoughts, Their Legacy."
Clothed with the Sun,
vol. 6, no. 4 (Winter 1986-87). pp. 71-74.
The Gymnosophist Legacy
in India 326 B.C.-1604
A.D. diss. Florida State University,
1987. See Dissertation
Abstracts International, vol. 48, no. 7 (Jan.1988),
p.1862-A.
"New Evidence of Mauryan Presence at Shravana
Belgola." Gommatavani,
vol. 2, no. 7 (Sept. 1987). pp. 5-6.
"Sañjaya, Co-founder of Jain
Philosophy?" Gommatavani,
vol. 3, no. 8 (Oct.-Nov. 1988).
pp. 2-3. [Lead article].
"Some Background on Hindu Nude Worship." Nude
& Natural, vol. 11, no. 4 (Aug. 1992).
pp. 37-39. Also
edited the entire section, "The range of Hindu Nudity, Three
Perspectives," pp. 36-47.
"What Did the Gymnosophists Believe?"
Yavanika, Journal of the
Indian Society for Greek and Roman Studies,
no. 2 (1992). pp. 61-84.
"Greek Influence on Indian Sculptures as Early as
Alexander's Campaign." Yavanika,
Indo-Hellenic Studies, No.
6--1996 (2000). pp. 3-27. [Lead article].
"Naked Ascetics: Some Observations on the Sramana
Religious Spectrum." Sophia,
vol. 39, no. 2 (Oct.-Nov. 2000), pp.
143-158.
"Common Ground: Greek Athletics among Indian
Ascetics." Yavanika:
Indo-Hellenic Studies, no. 10--2000
(2006). pp. 33-60.
"Gymnosophy, Past, Present, and Future."
Udayana: New Horizons in
History, Classics and Inter-cultural
Studies. ed. Atul Kumar Sinha and Abhay Kumar
Singh. New
Delhi: Anamika Publishers & Distributers, 2007. pp.
110-114.
"Jewish and Islamic Tales of the Gymnosophists." Yavanika: Indo-Hellenic Studies,
no. 13 (2010). pp. 72-84.
See also the India articles in the Art Follows
Nature
series above.
Hall of Fame series
"Nudist Hall of Fame: Alicia Lloyd." The Bulletin, Aug. 2021. p. 8.
"Nudist Hall of Fame: Rudolph Johnson." The Bulletin, Sept. 2021. p. 30.
"Nudist Hall of Fame: Sol Stern." The Bulletin, Oct. 2021. p. 20.
"Nudist Hall of Fame: James Sutherland, Sr. [and James Cossins]." The Bulletin, Nov. 2021. p. 20.
"Nudist Hall of Fame: Ray Connett." The Bulletin, Dec. 2021. p. 20.
"Nudist Hall of Fame: Tom Goin and Ralph Catino." The Bulletin, Jan. 2022. p. 20.
"Nudist Hall of Fame: Robert Johnston and Forrest Emerson." The Bulletin, Feb. 2022. p. 20
Libraries
"The American Nudist Research Library: Moving Into the Digital Age." Nude & Natural, 26.1 (Autumn 2006). pp. 8-9.
"The Kind of Research We Do." ANRL Newsletter, Jan. 2018. pp. 2-3.
"Paul LeValley, New President of the American Nudist Research Library." The Cypress Knee, Jan. 31, 2018.
"Art Contest for Library Bookmark." The Bulletin, Dec. 2018. p. 17.
"Library Celebrates 40th Year." The Bulletin, Mar. 2019. p. 17.
"Library News." The Bulletin, June 2019. p. 9.
"Help Solve 3 Library Mysteries." The Bulletin, July 2019. p. 9.
"Celebrating 40 Years: American Nudist Research Library." Nude & Natural, 39.1 (fall 2019. pp. 48-50.
"American Nudist Research Library Celebrates 40 Years." The Bulletin, Nov. 2019. p. 26.
"Library Materials Now Available for Researchers." Nude & Natural, 40.3 (Spring 2021). p. 42.
"Library Seeks Rare Films, Magazines, and Booklets." Nude & Natural, 40.3 (Spring 2021). p. 44.
"The American Nudist Research Library (ANRL) needs volunteers, able to
work at home or in our library at Cypress Cove in Kissimmee." The Bulletin, June 2021. p. 35.
"Library Materials Now Available for Researchers." The Bulletin, Nov. 2021. p. 35.
Miscellaneous
"Social Class in American Naturism."
Naturally,
no. 12 (Spr.1994). pp. 21-23. Reprinted in The
Orfalinda Trilogy and Other Early Writings. Reprinted again in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Nude Art Through History." Beach
Buzz, vol. 2,
no. 5 (Nov.-Dec. 2001). pp. 1-3.
"Not So Fast..." The
FANR Quarterly. March 2006. p. 2.
"Whatif College." Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, #30 (Aug. 2008). Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Professors & Researchers SIG Goes Online." Nude & Natural 28.2 (Dec.
2008). p. 83.
"Tribute to Leonite Moore." The
Bulletin, June 2011. p. 6.
"Professors & Researchers SIG Moves Its Website." Nude & Natural 32.2 (Winter
2012). p. 60.
"An Inclusive Name Change." The
Bulletin, December 2013. p. 6.
"Hold onto Our Teens, and Bring on the Students." The Bulletin, July 2015.
p. 27. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Nude Swimming in School." Nude
& Natural, 37.1 (Fall 2017). pp. 19-25. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews. [posted
with additional schools on the SIG web site]
"Florida Scholarship and Hall of Fame Deadlines." The Bulletin, Apr. 2019. p. 17.
"My Legacy." Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, 74 (Nov. 2019). Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"A Scholarly Paper on High School Swimming Pools Discovered." Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, 80 (Aug. 2021). pp. 1-3. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
Movie Reviews
(all reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews)
"Nudist-Friendly Movies You Can Watch with Your Children." The Bulletin, February 2014.
p. 15.
"Nude Swimming in School." The
Bulletin, May 2014. p. 13.
"Two Classic Movies by Zeffirelli." The Bulletin, July 2014. p.
23.
"Treating Boys and Girls with Equal Respect." The Bulletin, September 2014.
p. 11.
"I Met a Man Who Wasn't There: Invisibility in the Movies." The Bulletin, December 2014.
p. 10.
"Stranded on a Deserted Island." The Bulletin, March 2015. p.
14.
"What Is Human Nature?" The
Bulletin, May 2015. p. 28.
"Beach Boys." The Bulletin,
July 2015. p. 26.
"Boys Will Be Boys." The Bulletin, Nov. 2015. p. 30.
"Girls Will Be Girls." The Bulletin, Jan. 2016. p. 14.
"Defective Detectives." The Bulletin, Mar. 2016. p. 22.
"Turning Nude Stereotypes Upside-Down." The Bulletin, May
2016. p. 14.
"Three Great Native American Films." The Bulletin, July
2016. p. 19.
"Growing Up Too Fast." The Bulletin, Sept. 2016. p. 24.
"The Tarzan Movies." The Bulletin, Oct. 2016. p. 28.
"The Female Versions of Tarzan." The Bulletin, Dec. 2016.
p. 24.
"Art Films, Artists, and Models." The Bulletin, Jan. 2017.
p. 14.
"Home Sweet Home." The Bulletin, Feb. 2017. p. 14.
"Good Irish Movies (with Some French Roots)." The Bulletin, Mar.
2017. p. 14.
"Adam and Eve." The Bulletin, Apr. 2017. p. 14.
"Freedom from Religion." The Bulletin, May 2017. p. 14.
"Learning About Columbus." The Bulletin, June 2017. p. 14.
"Loose Lips Sink Ships." The Bulletin, July 2017. p. 14.
"Some American Indian Curiosities." The Bulletin, Aug.
2017. p. 14.
"Princes and Princesses." The Bulletin, Sept. 2017. p. 14.
"Movies for Halloween." The Bulletin, Oct. 2017. p. 10.
"Star-Crossed Lovers." The Bulletin, Nov. 2017. p. 31.
"Survival in the Wilderness." The Bulletin, Dec. 2017. p.
31.
"Moving Back and Forth in Time." The Bulletin, Jan. 2018.
p. 32.
"Timeless Stories from Ancient Greece." The Bulletin, Feb.
2018. p. 34.
"Tales from the Islands." The Bulletin, Mar. 2018. p. 34.
"Movies with Islamic-Inspired Nudes." The Bulletin, Apr.
2018. p. 33.
"By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea." The Bulletin, May 2018.
p. 35.
"Down on the Farm." The Bulletin, June 2018. p. 28.
"Three Movies from South Africa." The Bulletin, July 2018. p. 35.
"Lessons in English History." The Bulletin, Aug. 2018. p. 35.
"Rambunctious Children and a Spunky Woman." The Bulletin, Sept. 2018. p. 35.
"Scary Movies." The Bulletin, Oct. 2018. p. 19.
"The Crime of Being Indian in the Twentieth Century." The Bulletin, Nov. 2018. p. 19.
"Bible Stories." The Bulletin, Dec. 2018. p. 35.
"Classic Australian Movies." The Bulletin, Jan. 2019. p. 35.
"Long Ago and Far Away." The Bulletin, Feb. 2019. p. 35.
"Sisters." The Bulletin, Mar. 2019. p. 35.
"Classic Movies with Classical Music." The Bulletin, Apr. 2019. p. 35.
"The Place is Beautiful; Wish You Were Here." The Bulletin, May 2019. p. 35.
"On the Back Streets of India." The Bulletin, June 2019. p. 35.
"Chinese Nudes in the Movies." The Bulletin, July 2019. p. 35.
"Movie Nudity During the Hays Code Years." The Bulletin, Aug. 2019. p. 35.
"Great Latin-American Family Movies." The Bulletin, Sept. 2019. p. 35.
"The Classic Nudist Films." The Bulletin, Oct. 2019. p. 35.
"In the Jungles of South America." The Bulletin, Nov. 2019. p. 35.
"After Your Swash Has Buckled." The Bulletin, Dec. 2019. p. 33.
"Oriental Family Bathing." The Bulletin, Jan. 2020. p. 33.
"More Movies About Boys." The Bulletin, Feb. 2020. p. 36.
"Sports Movies Without Jockstraps." The Bulletin, Mar. 2020. p. 36.
"Some movies About Uncommon Families." The Bulletin, Apr. 2020. p. 34.
"Northern Childhood." The Bulletin, May 2020. p. 34.
"Lovable Rapscallions." The Bulletin, June 2020. p. 34.
"Journeys of Discovery." The Bulletin, July 2020. p. 37.
"Futuristic Movies." The Bulletin, Aug. 2020. p. 37.
"Two Short Topics: Japan and East Africa." The Bulletin, Sept. 2020. p. 37.
"American 1950s/French Classsic Films." The Bulletin, Oct. 2020. p. 37.
"If I Knew Then What I Know Now." The Bulletin, Nov. 2020. p. 37. [half censored]
"Foreign Movies Too Good to Miss." The Bulletin, Dec. 2020. p. 36.
"Still More Late Discoveries." The Bulletin, Jan. 2021. p. 37.
"Miscellaneous Movies." The Bulletin, Feb. 2021. p. 37.
"Rare Movies Suddenly Available." The Bulletin, Mar. 2021. p. 36.
"A Visit to a Nudist Resort." The Bulletin, Apr. 2021. p. 34.
"That's All, Folks." The Bulletin, May 2021. p. 34.
"The Best Movies for Naturists to Watch with Their Children or Grandchildren." Nude & Natural, 40.2 (winter 2020). pp. 42-46.
Political Activism
"Florida: The 1994 Legislative Experience." Nude & Natural
13.4 (May 1994). pp. 76-86.
(With Skootch Pankonin). The
Lawmaker's Guide
to Skinny-Dipping Issues. Washington: Naturist
Education
Foundation, 1995.
"Vote Carefully." The
Bulletin, July 1996. p. 3.
Naturists: Upholders of
Strong Family Values.
Tallahassee: Tallahassee Naturally, 1997. 2nd ed.
2001. 3rd
ed. 2007. 4th ed. 2017. [A Naturist Education Foundation
project]. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"The Nature of Fundamentalism, the Fundamentals of
Naturism: Parallels and Divergences." Nude & Natural,
vol. 18, no. 3 (March
1999). pp. 85-91. [Keynote address at the 1998
Midwinter
Naturist Gathering]. Reprinted in The Orfalinda Trilogy and Other
Early Writings. Reprinted again in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Candidates Visit Tallahassee Bare-Devils." The Bulletin, Oct.
2000.
How Naturists Evaluate & Elect Good Political
Candidates. [Brochure] Tallahassee: Tallahassee
Naturally,
2002. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"The Infamous Black Notebook and the Weldon Amendment." Nude & Natural 29.2 (Winter
2009). pp. 81-83.
"Florida Republicans, Beware."
The Bulletin, July 2012. p. 4.
Tallahassee
Naturally
"Five Years of Memories." Bare
and Free, vol.
3, no. 4 (Sept. 1991). Updated 1996. 2001, 2006.
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/newsletters18_4.html.
“Bare-Devils Practice Traditional
Naturism.” FANR
Quarterly, May 1993. p. 4.
"Around the Year on the Nature Trail." Bare
and Free, vol. 5, no. 3 (June 1993). Reprinted
1996, 2001.
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/nature_trail.html.
"1,603 Years Later: Restoring the Tradition." Naturally, Summer,
1996. p. 14.
"Tallahassee Bare-Devils Host Nude Olympics." The Bulletin, June
1996. p. 20.
"A Naturist Olympics." Nude
& Natural 16.1 (Aug. 1996). p. 6.
"Tallahassee's Bare-Devils Celebrate Ten Years." The Bulletin, Nov.
1996. p. 27
"Tallahassee's Bare-Devils: Ten Years of Experience." Nude & Natural,
May 1997. pp. 88-92.
"Athletes Shine in Greek Games." The Bulletin, May
1997.
"Suntan Lake: A Place Where a Woman Can Feel Free
and Safe at the Same Time." [Brochure] c.1997. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews. Watered down
version
at www.tallahasseenaturally.org/women.html.
"Florida Club Sponsors College Greek Athletic Meet." The Bulletin, June
1998. p. 21.
"Greek Olympics: Local Athletes Support the Games." The Bulletin, June
2001. p. 19.
Naturist Peace Flier. 2002. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Why I Became a Naturist." Bare
and Free, vol.
15, no. 4 (June 2003).
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/newsletters/18_4.html. Reprinted
in
The Orfalinda Trilogy
and Other Early Writings. Reprinted again in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"9th Annual College Greek Athletic Meet." Naturally, no. 50
(Spring 2004). p. 60.
"Victory Wreath Goes to Five-Time Winner." The Bulletin, May,
2005.
"Trouble at Florida State University."
Professors &
Researchers SIG Newsletter, no. 18 (Feb. 2006).
pp. 2-5.
"Youth Greek Olympics." The
Bulletin. March 2006. p. 26.
"Tallahassee Naturally Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary." The Bulletin, Jan.
2007. p. 22.
"From Tallahassee Bare-Devils to Tallahassee
Naturally: Twenty Years of a Naturist Club." Nude & Natural
26.4 (June 2007). pp. 57-59.
"Tallahassee Naturally Comes of Age." Nude & Natural
27.1 (Sept. 2007). pp. 75-79.
"Sinkhole Status Report."
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/sinkhole.html. 2007.
“Call for College Athletes.” The Bulletin.
March 2008. p. 15.
“Naturally FSU Recognized by College.” The Bulletin, March 2010. p.
1 & 12.
“Florida State University Has Recognized Naturally FSU as an
Official Student Nudist Organization.” Naturally, Spring 2010. p. 56.
Letter to the Editor. Nude
& Natural 29.3 (Spring 2010). pp. 7-8.
[Naturally FSU and Greek Athletics]
Naturally FSU brochure, 2011.
"Tallahassee Naturally: A Quarter Century of Leadership." The Bulletin, Sept. 2011. p.
10.
"College Greek Athletic Meet Paired with 5K Run." The Bulletin, March 2012. p.
13.
"Groups and Resorts." [Letter to the editor] Nude & Natural 31.3 (Spring
2012). p. 11.
"Tallahassee Naturally Endures for 25 Years." Nude & Natural 31.3 (Spring
2012). pp. 35-36.
"The Nude Athletic Tradition Continues." The Bulletin, July 2012. p.
6.
"Jacques LeMoyne." Leon County, Florida Heritage Book.
Tallahassee: Southern Yellow Pine Publishing, 2012. p. 55.
"College Greek Athletic Event." The
Bulletin, March 2013. p. 17.
"Greek Athletic Meet." The
Bulletin, March 2014. p. 18.
"Club of the Month: Tallahassee Naturally." e-FROG, March 2014.
"Tallahassee Naturally Active With Students." The Bulletin, April 2014. p.
19.
"Naturally Trynudethon." The
Bulletin, September 2014. p. 23.
"College Greek Athletic Meet Turns 20." The Bulletin, March 2015. p.
24.
"Trynudethon and Trynudethon-Lite in North Florida." The Bulletin, September 2015.
p. 30.
"Let the Games Begin!" The
Undressed Press, September 22, 2015.
"College Greek Athletic Meet." The
Bulletin, March 2016. p. 28.
"A Nude Challenge Like No Other." The Bulletin, Sept. 2016. p.
28.
"Calling All College Athletes." The
Bulletin, March 2017. p. 32.
"Response on Olympics." Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, 64 (May 2017). Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Club News." The Bulletin,
July 2017. p. 35.
"College Greek Athletic Meet Is Back." The Bulletin, March 2020. p. 37.
Youth Camps
"Camping Possibilities for Florida Youth" The Bulletin, Dec.
1991. p. 14.
Family Information booklet, 1993 (never
implemented). Reprinted in Professors
& Researchers
SIG
Newsletter #9. Reprinted again in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
Proficiency Requirements booklet, 1993 (never
implemented). Reprinted in Professors
& Researchers
SIG
Newsletter #12. Reprinted again in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Local Kids' Camp Builds Enthusiasm." The Bulletin, Oct.
1996.
"Naturist Youth Opportunities in Florida."
[Flier] 1997.
www.tallahasseenaturally.org/youth_opp.html.
"Naturist Youth Camps in America: A History." Naturally, no. 23 (Summer
1997). pp. 10-13. Updated as "Nude Youth Camps in America:
A History." Nude & Natural,
36.3 (Spring 2017). pp. 11-18. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Announcing Camp Tallasun This Summer." Nude & Natural
16.4 (Summer 1997). p. 93.
"How to Plan a Naturist Youth Camp." Report
mailed to all AANR regional youth chairmen, 1998. Reprinted
in
Professors &
Researchers SIG Newsletter #9.
"Some Perspective on Naturist Youth Camps." Beach Buzz,
September 2003. p. 18.
Professors and
Researchers SIG Newsletter #9: Youth
Camp Special Edition, August 2003. [This and Professors and
Researchers SIG Newsletter #12: Youth Camp Supplement, May
2004, were
bound together and published as The
2003 AANR Youth Camp
Controversy. Tallahassee: Professors &
Researchers SIG,
2004. Professors
and Researchers SIG Newsletter
#28: Youth Camp
Concluding Supplement, February 2008, completed the set of
documents.] The later Professors and Researchers SIG Newsletter
#44 was mostly about the Farm and Wilderness Camps.]
“Pink Pajamas.” The
Orfalinda
Trilogy and Other Early Writings. Baltimore:
Publish America,
2004. pp.141-142. Reprinted in Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, #77 (Nov. 2020). pp. 1-2. Reprinted again in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews. Available
online.
"AANR Youth Camps 25 Years Old." The Bulletin, July 2017. pp.
18-19.
"Mooning 50 Years Ago." Nude & Natural, 39.1 (Fall 2019). pp. 51-53. Reprinted in Naturist Writings of Paul LeValley, Including Movie Reviews.
"Librarians and Youth Camps." Professors & Researchers SIG Newsletter, #81 (Nov. 2021). pp. 1-2.
Features and Reviews by Others
Hild, Carl. "Art History on the Nude." Nude & Natural, 36.2 (Winter 2016). p. 68.
Hild, Carl. "Reading for Young Naturists." Nude & Natural, 44.1 (Fall 2021). p. 69.
"In Florida's Northwest: A Notable Naturist Describes Some Successes." [rewritten in the first person]. Going Natural / Au Naturel, 23.2 (Summer 2008). pp. 18-20.
Loibl, Bern. "Farewell, Paul LeValley." Naturally, 66 (Winter 2007-08). p. 50.
Mackarow, Alex. "Naturist Library Book Review: Art Follows Nature: A Worldwide History of the Nude." Going Natural, Fall 2018. p. 40.
"The Orfalinda Trilogy and Other Early Writings." The Bulletin, Sept. 2005. p. 28.
Quinn, T. C. "The First Big Book on Nude Art Review." The Bulletin, Nov. 2016. p. 13.
Stafford-Loibl, Sherry. "The Orfalinda Trilogy and Other Early Writings by Paul LeValley." Travel Naturally, 56 (Fall 2005). p. 60.
Storey, Mark. "Shedding Light on Naked Gymnosophists." Nude & Natural 38.1 (Fall 2018). pp. 68-69.
Taete, Jamie Lee Curtis. "Step Inside the Very Naked Archive
Preserving America's Nudist History." Dec. 8, 2021.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdn55/step-inside-the-american-nudist-research-library-preserving-naked-
history-photography
Taylor, Mark. "Book Review: Seekers of the Naked Truth." The Bulletin, Aug. 2018. p. 20.
The
Many Pen Names of Enrico
S. Molnar
--Cec
Cinder and Paul LeValley
This report results from joint detective
work a few
years ago by Cec Cinder and me. Cec did 95% of the work, and
I
contributed about 5%. (I like those proportions.) Some
years later, I found several more articles at the ANRL.
When I began researching the
Gymnosophists, or naked
philosophers of ancient India, I went to the American Nudist Research
Library to see what naturist authors may have already written about
holy nudity in India. Not much. But I did keep
running
across one author's name: Henry DeHoratev. He wrote about the
Jains and other Indian groups, the Greek Olympics, early Christian
heresies, and the Adamites of the early Renaissance. Then I
came
upon a short dissertation about the Adamites by an Episcopal priest
named Enrico S. Molnar. The resemblance could not be
denied. Either the good father was a blatant plagiarist, or
he
and DeHoratev were the same person.
I wrote to Cec about my
discovery. He had not
heard of Molnar, but had just about concluded that DeHoratev and three
other writers were the same person. Now that I have read the
other articles, I have to agree. Back in the 1960s, it was
not
uncommon for nudist writers (especially nudist ministers) to use pen
names. But four or five of them? We still don't
know if
Molnar was his real name, but it stands a better chance than any of the
others, because it appeared in a church college context rather than a
nudist magazine. Government records show that Enrico S. Molnar
died in 1999.
This amazing man was almost the lone
voice of
historical scholarship in the first half-century of American nudist
publications. How has his work stood up? His
articles on
ancient India and Greece have been surpassed only in recent
years. Cec and I both suspect that he got a little carried
away
on early Christian heretics; he detected nudity in places where we can
find no clear proof. But with his knowledge of Slavic
languages,
his research on the Adamites remains the best available anywhere.
Cec compiled this bibliography of
Molnar's writings
under his many pen names. It is organized first by pen name,
then
by publication name, then by date.
The
Reverend Doctor Enrico S. Molnar
A Bibliography
ENRICO S. MOLNAR
The Adamites of Bohemia: A Movement of Naturist
Dissent within the Matrix of Christian History and Theology.
diss. Bloy
Episcopal School of Theology, Claremont, California, 1971.
DR. HENRY DeHORATEV
"Among Nudist Monks in Greece," Eden,
no. 5 (1961), pp. 22-23.
"Philosophers' Four Faces of Nudity," Eden,
no. 7 (1961),
pp. 39-4 1.
"Nudism and the Public Consensus," Eden,
no. 9 (1962), pp. 26-30.
Reprinted in Paradise
Quarterly, no. 7 (1964), pp. 26-30.
"Nudity in Sacred Christian Art," Eden,
no. 12 (1962), pp. 26-30.
"Lady Godiva's Ride into Fame," Eden,
no. 18 (1964), pp. 14-15.
"Early Christian Nudists,"Nude
Living, no. 1
(1961), pp. 38-39. Concluded in Nude
Living, no. 2
(1961), pp.
36-37.
"The Sky-clad Nudists of India," Nude
Living, no. 3 (1961), pp. 28-30. Reprinted without
pictures in Nudist Magazine Digest,
1.3 (Summer 1965). p. 17.
"The Greeks Had a Word for It--Gymnos, Naked," Nude Living, no. 4
(1961), pp. 20-21.
“The Nude Christ of Ravenna.” Nude Living, no. 5 (1961).
pp. 94-95. Reprinted in Nudist
Magazine Digest, 1.2 (May 1965). pp. 94-95.
"Krishna--The Nude God of Hinduism," Nude
Living, no. 6
(1962), p. 18.
“The Nudist Pharaoh.” Nude Living no. 9 (1962). pp.
18-21, 42. Reprinted in Nudist
Magazine Digest, 1.3 (Summer 1965). pp. 50-54.
"The Nude Days of Pompeii," Nude
Living, no. 15 (1963), pp. 10-13. Reprinted in Nudist Magazine Digest, 1.2 (May
1965). pp. 4-5.
"No Baggage Allowed ... Not Even Clothing" [book
review on Lucian], Paradise
Quarterly, no. 2 (1963), pp. 46-48.
REV. HARRY DRETHEUS
"How I Became a Nudist," Eden,
no. 10 (1962), pp. 22-23.
"Michelangelo's Nudist Masterpiece," Eden,
no. 12
(1962), pp. 50-5 1.
"Fontana Furor and Fiasco," Eden,
no. 12 (1962), pp. 52-56.
"Nudity and the Doctrine of Original Sin," Eden, no. 22
(1965), pp. 27-29.
"Gilbert and Sullivan: In Praise of Nudity," Eden, no. 24
(1965), pp. 22-25.
"Personal Letter," Eden,
no. 24 (1965), p. 9.
"Seeing the Unseen," Eden,
no. 26 (1967), pp. 7-8.
"Letter to Editor [book review]," Eden,
no. 26 (1967), p. 54.
"Two Echoes from Antiquity," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 2 (1963), p. 54.
"Nudist Texts," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 3 (1963), pp. 52-53.
"Religious Perspectives," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 4 (1963), pp. 24-26.
"St. Clement's Philosophy of Naturalism [with bibl.]," Paradise Quarterly,
no. 5 (1964), p. 36.
“Medieval Single Nudes in Anecdotes.” Paradise Quarterly, no. 12 (Spring
1965). pp. 20-21.
"Five Possible Ethical Approaches to Nudism." [book review] Sun and Health, International
Edition [Denmark], 317 (Dec. 1966). pp. 6-11.
"The Philosophy of Clotheslessness of Thomas Carlyle." Sun and Health, International
Edition [Denmark], 318 (Jan. 1967). pp. 6-11.
"Medieval French 'Naturists.'" Sun
and Health, International Edition [Denmark], 319 (Feb.
1967). pp. 43-47.
DR. HENRY LATOUR
"Beusobre," American
Sunbather, vol. 19, no. 1 (Jan. 1967), p. 38.
"Massacre of Nudists at Carcassonne," Eden,
no. 18
(1964), pp. 48-49.
"Bookplates and Nudity" Eden,
no. 21 (1965), pp. 32-33.
"The Brethren of the Free Spirit" Eden,
no. 22 (1965), pp. 36-39.
"Nudism--Its Myths and Bare Facts," Eden,
no. 24
(1965), pp. 28-29.
"Among the Nudists of Southern France," Nude Living, no. 6
(1962), pp. 34-38.
"American and European Nudism: Similarities and Differences," Nude Living, no. 8
(1962), pp. 20-22.
"Masaryk: A President with Nudist Sympathies," Nude Living, no. 13
(1962), pp. 30-3 1.
"Paul Gauguin: The Artist in Search of Paradise," Nude Living, no. 19
(1963), pp. 28-3 1.
"The First Heretic Martyred--Was a Nudist" [Priscillian], Paradise Quarterly,
no. 3 (1963), pp. 56-57.
"Two Stimulating Books on Nonconformity and Nudism"
[Young/Cohn reviewed], Paradise
Quarterly, no. 8 (1964), pp. 52-53.
"The Nude Nicolaitans," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 9 (1965), pp. 32-33.
"Worlds Apart--Yet Nude: The Ajivikas of India," Paradise Quarterly,
no. 10 (1965), pp. 36-37. Reprinted in Sunshine International, 12 (1966). pp. 36-37.
“Simon Rodriguez: Latin American Patriot and Nudist.”
Paradise Quarterly, no. 12
(Spring 1965). pp. 46-47.
"Pop Art--Take it Away," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 14 (1966), pp. 44-45.
DR. HENRY SELLEY or SHELLEY
“A Quick Survey of Ceremonial Nudity Throughout the
World.” Arcadia, 1. (1964). p. 30.
"Is Nudism Sinful?" Eden,
no. 7 (1961), pp. 16-19.
"Of Book Burning and Mail Censoring," Eden,
no. 8 (1961),
pp. 22-27.
"The Inquisition of Literature, Nude
Living, no. 15 (1963), pp. 26-28.
“The Nude: A Study in Ideal form by an ideal Scholar. Nudist Encore 1.6. pp. 7-13.
"Robert Graves and Nudism," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 4 (1963), p. 37.
"The Turlupins of France," Paradise
Quarterly, no. 6 (1964), p. 37.
"Evidences of Early Christian and Medieval Nudism," Paradise Quarterly,
no. 7 (1964), pp. 32-33.
“Saint Francis Began His Career as a Nudist.” Utopia 1 (1964). pp. 24-25.
More Information on Enrico S. Molnar, 1913-1999
From about 1958 to about 1972, Enrico S. Molnar
served as dean of Bloy Episcopal Seminary in Claremont,
California. He had already published three books on the
Reformation in Bohemia. From 1961 through 1967, he wrote dozens
of articles in nudist magazines--all dealing with historical nudity,
from the Greeks, to the Jains of India, to early Gnostics, to the
Adamites. But, like several other nudist writers of the time, he
wrote under four pen names: Dr. Henry DeHoratev, Rev. Harry Dretheus,
Dr. Henry LaTour, and Dr. Henry Selley (or Shelley). Never before
had serious historical research appeared in American nudist
magazines. Then in 1971, he wrote his dissertation on the
Adamites of Bohemia--a study that remains unsurpassed forty years later.
That was the last nudists ever heard of him.
Had he died? No one knew. Now a magazine article from an
unknown source and unknown date has appeared on the Internet. The
title: "A New Order of Agapé According to St. Michael."
The author: Enrico S. Molnar. He explained that late in 1971, he
underwent a visionary experience that prompted him to give up his
position, and create a new religious order for men and women, called
the Order of Agapé and Reconciliation. (Agapé is
the Greek word for spiritual love.) Internet searches do not make
clear whether the order still exists. At the time of his article,
it was headquartered in the privately owned ghost town of Dunmovin,
CA. But the place did not live up to its name, and he later
relocated the group to New Mexico. There seem to have been local
branches elsewhere.
He began the article with some of his personal
history:
I am a priest of the Episcopal Church.
The last 14 years I was warden (which is an old Anglican name for the
office of dean) of the Bloy Episcopal School of Theology in Claremont,
Calif. In addition to administrative duties I taught liturgies,
comparative religions, ecumenical theology and as a visiting professor
at the Claremont School of Theology, the Reformation in Slavic
Countries. In addition, I served my bishop as canon theologian in
the diocese of Los Angeles. On the national level I served the
Episcopal Church as a member of the Joint Commission on Ecumenical
Relations for six years, meeting with Orthodox and Roman Catholic
theologians. In January 1972, I was elected vice president of the
Council of Churches in Southern California.
Lest anyone think that I am saying all this to boast
let me hasten to add that the above paragraph is simply to provide a
frame of reference, to indicate that I have been an ordinary clergyman,
fairly successful and that with this kind of background, like most
seminary professors, I was somewhat critical of charismatic phenomena
and paranormal manifestations. I thoroughly enjoyed my work,
wrote articles for theological journals, attended conferences in
Oxford, Lisbon, Washington and so on. In the 1950s I contributed
an essay to the late Bishop James Pike's symposium, Modern Canterbury
Pilgrims. That was before Bishop Pike's interest in
parapsychological phenomena.
Now all this pursuit of a normal ecclesiastical
career with tenure, seniority and fringe benefits has come to a sudden
end. During the last days of September 1971, I had a series of
three visions. As a result I resigned as warden of the school,
gave up a good salary and although the trustees tried to persuade me to
stay on, I have ventured into an entirely new kind of life. If
anyone had suggested to me, before that fatal September, that I do what
I now am engaged in doing I would have told him, politely but firmly,
to go jump in the lake.
Bibliography:
Dan Oakley
This is a pen name. For the author's true identity, click here.
Naked Notes series
“A Nudist Among the Briars.” The Nudist, 1936.10. p. 12.
“Snakes and Ice-Worms.” The Nudist, 1937.2. pp. 19-20.
“With Our Amateur Nudists.” The Nudist, 1937.5. pp. 24-25.
(no subtitle) The Nudist,
1939.10. pp. 19-20.
“Clowns in a Pleasure Parade.” The Nudist, 1940.2. pp. 22-23.
“Nimble Neophytes.” The
Nudist, 1940.4. pp. 19-20.
“Fans and Fans.” The
Nudist, 1940.5. pp. 23-24.
“Bath Robe Blues.” The
Nudist, 1940.10. p. 22.
“My Crack at Pseudo-Nudists.” The Nudist, 1940.12. p. 22.
“Echoes of a Spanking.” Sunshine & Health,
1941.8. p. 21.
“Odds and Ends.” Sunshine
& Health, 1942.5. p. 19, 32.
“Satan and Sartorial Sadists.” Sunshine & Health,
1943.9. p. 23.
“Defense Nudists.” Sunshine
& Health, 1944.2. pp. 24, 30.
Other articles
"Longing." The Nudist,
1936.6. p. 10.
“Confessions of the Old Swimmin’ Hole.” Sunshine & Health,
1942.8. pp. 13-14.
“Art for Nudists & Nudism for Art.” Sunshine & Health,
1948.5. p. 14.
“Nudists With Built-In Pockets.” Sunshine & Health,
1949.2. p. 22.
“The Tell-Tale Marks of a Bathing Suit.” Sunshine & Health,
1949.4. pp. 7-8, 32.
“New Springs for Your Step.” Sunshine & Health,
1950.2. p 21.
“So You Don’t Like Nudism.” Sunshine & Health,
1950.4. p. 7.
“A Summary of Art and Fun at Sunshine Park.” Sunshine & Health, pp. 16-17.
“The Sun Tells Time.” Sunshine & Health,
1952.2. pp. 5, 25
“Friend of a Phobia.” Sunshine & Health,
1952.5. pp. 11, 19.
Hopper, Claude (ghosted by Dan Oakley). “I Am a
Crackpot.” Sunshine
& Health, 1952.9. p 4, 23.
Hopper, Claude (ghosted by Dan Oakley). “The Skinflinch and
Cloth-clutcher.” Sunshine
& Health, 1952.12. p. 2.
“The Wedding Dance.” Sunshine & Health,
1953.6. p. 9.
“Tales of Tails.” Sunshine
& Health, 1958.1. p. 28.
“A Sculp-A-Day.” Sunshine
& Health, 1958.6. p. 11.
Bibliography:
Theodore Orchards [Stuart Palmer]
In 1957, in Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled that even pornography came under first amendment
protection—if the publication also contained material "of
redeeming social importance." To avoid trouble with the post
office, about half of the many editors of American nudist magazines in
the 1960s made sure they included one scholarly article in each
issue. Nude art was the favorite topic. And no late-sixties
writer was more prolific on that subject than Theodore Orchards.
Actually, he was a famous mystery novelist and short
story writer named Stuart Palmer. Many of his novels became
movies featuring amateur detective Hildegarde Withers. Theodore
Orchards and Jay Stewart were pen names he used at various times in his
career. Once, his persona Jay Stewart rewrote an article
originally published under the name of Theodore Orchards. He
wrote right up until his sudden death in 1968.
General Art History
Orchards, Theodore. "Art is a Way of
Seeing." Jaybird Color
Spectacular, no. 3 (Oct.-Dec. 1966). pp. 20-26+.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Bathing Beauty in Art
& Life." Sun Era
2.10 (Summer 1966). pp. 44-46.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Beautiful or the
Damned." [paintings] Sun Era
2.9 (Spring 1966). pp. 1-15.
Orchards, Theodore. "Evil Is In the Eye of the
Beholder." Flesh Tones,
1.2 (Winter 1965-66). pp. 6-11.
Orchards, Theodore. "Erotica: Notable or
Noxious?" [art] Sun Era
2.11 (Fall 1966). pp. 10-15.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Girl-Watchers of Classic Painting." Metropolitan Jaybird, 2/1.2 (Apr.-June 1966). pp. 44-49.
Orchards, Theodore. "Nudes: A Study in
Contrasts." Nude Image
2.4/8 (Dec. 1965-Feb. 1966). pp. 42-49.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Offbeat Nudes of
Mannerism." [many periods] Flesh Tones, 1.3 (Spring
1966). pp. 6-13.
Orchards, Theodore. "Rainbows on their
Palettes. Jaybird Color
Spectacular, no. 4. pp. 12-16.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Three Graces." Nude Image 2.6/10 (July-Sept.
1966). pp. 14-19.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Virile Nude." Nude Image 2.5/9 (Apr.-June
1966). pp. 12-18+.
Orchards, Theodore. "Those Famous Painted
Women." Jaybird Color
Spectacular 1.2/2 (July-Sept. 1966). pp. 12-15.
Orchards, Theodore. "Wilenski on the Nude in
Art." Film & Figure
7 (Spring 1967). pp. 72-79.
Classical
Stewart, Jay. "Pastel Nudes of Pompeii."
International Jaybird 1.2/2
(Summer 1966). pp. 9-12. Reprinted with different pictures
as "Pompeii: Haven for Ancient Hedonists." Woman in Art, 2.1 (Jan.-Mar.
1974). pp. 10-17.
Renaissance
Orchards, Theodore. "Durer and the
‘Forbidden Art.'" Film
& Figure 9 (Autumn 1967). pp. 12-15.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Masterful Nudes of
Michelangelo. Classic Line
& Form 1.2 (Winter 1967). pp. 36-43.
Orchards, Theodore. "Nudes in the
Vatican." Sun Era 2.4
(Mar. 1965). pp. 10-15. Reprinted in Nudist Magazine Digest, 1.4
(Oct.-Dec. 1965). pp. 4-9.
Orchards, Theodore. "Rebellion of the Maniera
[Mannerists]." Film &
Figure 11 (Apr.-June 1968). pp. 66-69.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Ten Greatest Nudes in
Art." Continental Nudist
3.3/11 (Spring 1966). pp. 58-63.
Baroque
Orchards, Theodore. "The Earthy Nudes of
Rembrandt." Flesh Tones,
1.4 (Summer 1966). pp. 36-41.
Orchards, Theodore. "Goya, Velasquez, El Greco
and the nude." Sun Era
3.2 (Summer 1967). pp. 38-43.
Orchards, Theodore. "Life, Love, and the Lush Nudes of Rubens." Jaybird Journal 1.3 (Jan.-Mar. 1966) pp. 26-29.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Naughty Nudes of Fragonard and Boucher." Metropolitan Jaybird, 3/1.3 (July-Sept. 1966). pp. 60-65.
19th Century
Orchards, Theodore. "Action Nudes of a German
Painter" [Stuck] Nude Image
2.7/11 (Oct.-Dec. 1966). pp. 13-19.
Orchards, Theodore. "Demi-Nudes and
Demimondaines." [Toulouse-Lautrec] Continental Nudist 3.2/10 (Winter
1965-66). pp. 14-17.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Figure Painter
England Forgot" [William Etty]. Classic
Line & Form 1.1 (Fall 1966). pp. 10-19.
Orchards, Theodore. "Matisse and the Sensual
Figure." Continental Nudist
4.2/14 (Winter 1967) pp. 70-75.
Orchards, Theodore. "Private Life of a
Sculptor" [Rodin]. Urban Nudist
3.1/19 (Aug. 1965). pp. 22-27.
Orchards, Theodore. "Renoir's Favorite:
Gabrielle." Flesh Tones,
1.1 (Fall 1965). pp. 24-29. Reprinted in Nudist Magazine
Digest, 1.5 (Jan.-Mar. 1966). pp. 63-69.
Orchards, Theodore. "The ‘Sacred'
Victorians" [Dore]. Classic
Line & Form 2.1 (Fall 1967). pp. 42-49.
Orchards, Theodore. "Seurat and His Dappled
Nudes." Nude Image
2.8/12 (Jan.-Mar. 1967). pp. 32-37.
Orchards, Theodore. "The ‘Sun Flower'
Nudes of Anders Zorn." Continental
Nudist 4.4/16 (Summer 1967). pp. 70-74.
Orchards, Theodore. "The Symbolic Nudes of
Paul Cezanne." Nude Image 3.2/14
(July-Sept. 1967). pp. 22-25.
Orchards, Theodore. "Victorine--The World's
Most Hated Nude." [Manet] Continental
Nudist 3.1/9 (Fall 1965). pp. 34-38.
Stewart, Jay. Rediscovery of the Figure
Painters." [Seurat] Film &
Figure 5 (Fall 1966). pp. 26-33.
20th Century
Orchards, Theodore. "Bodies by Maillol."
Sun Era 2.8 (Winter
1965). pp. 8-12, 51. Reworked as Jay Stewart.
"Maillol's Beloved Nude Model: Dina Vierny." Film & Figure 4 (Summer
1966). pp. 31-39.
Orchards, Theodore. "Chagall: Painter of
Fantasy Nudes." Flesh Tones,
2.1/5 (Fall 1966). pp. 8-13.
Orchards, Theodore. "Dali on Surrealism and
Flesh." Flesh Tones,
2.2/7 (Spring 1967). pp. 50-55.
Orchards, Theodore. "Gaite Nudes of
Paris." Nude Image
3.1/13 (Apr.-June 1967). pp. 40-45.
Orchards, Theodore. "German Expressionists and
the Female Nude." Sun Era
3.1 (Spring 1967). pp. 38-43.
Orchards, Theodore. "Love Song in Stone."
[Jose de Creeft] Film &
Figure 7 (Spring 1967). pp. 4-9.
Orchards, Theodore. "Nudes of the Witty
Savage." [Dufy] Film &
Figure 13 (Oct.-Dec. 1968). pp. 66-69.
Stewart, Jay. "Naughty Nudes of the Roaring
Twenties." Flesh Tones,
1.3 (Spring 1966). pp. 51-55.
Stewart, Jay. "Picasso's Early Nudes." Classic Line & Form 1.3 (Spring
1967). pp. 12-17
Bibliography: Anthony J. Papalas
Anthony J.
Papalas, Ph.D. has taught ancient history at the University of East
Carolina since 1970, and written a few books. Before that, he
published half-a-dozen scholarly articles in nudist magazines.
"Caesar & the Roman Nudes." Nude
Image
4.4/16 (Jan.-Mar. 1969). pp. 10-13.
"Naked Glories of History. Continental
Nudist
5.3/19 (Apr.-June 1968). pp. 52-55.
"Naked in Antiquity." [Byzantine] Continental
Nudist 5.4/20 (July-Sept. 1968). pp. 10-13.
"Nude Bathing in Ancient Greece." Classic Line
& Form 3.1 (Oct.-Dec. 1968). pp. 6-17.
"Nudity in Ancient Greece." Sol
4.3/15
(Mar.-May 1968). pp. 34-44. Reprinted in Nude Living,
13.4/1 (1974). pp. 4-15.
"Phallic Worship in Ancient Greece. Ankh, 2.1
(Summer, 1968). pp. 14-20.
Bibliography: Philip Phillips
We know nothing about Philip Phillips (if indeed
that was his real name), except that during a two-year period (1966-67)
he wrote about a variety of nude art in several magazines.
Phillips, Philip. "Artist's Sketchbook." Film & Figure
7 (Spring 1967). pp. 52-58.
Phillips, Philip. "Ecstasy of the Nude in Art." Classic
Line & Form 1.4 (Summer 1967). pp. 40-47.
Phillips, Philip. "Egon Schiele: Artist in Torment. Classic
Line & Form 2.2 (Jan.-Mar. 1968). pp. 67-71. Reprinted
in Woman in Art, 2.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974). pp. 30-35.
Phillips, Philip. "The Enigmatic Nudes of Degas." Flesh
Tones, 7/2.3 (Spring 1967). pp. 10-15.
Phillips, Philip. "The Flemish Nude Form." Continental
Nudist 15/4.3 (Spring 1967). pp. 42-47.
Phillips, Philip. "France's Unholy Three" [Manet]. Classic
Line & Form 1.3 (Spring 1967). pp. 70-73.
Phillips, Philip. "The Glory That Was Greece. Classic Line
& Form 1.1 (Fall 1966). pp. 40-49.
Phillips, Philip. "Hidden Drawings of Rodin." Flesh Tones,
1.4 (Summer 1966). pp. 52-56.
Phillips, Philip. "The Image of Woman." Nude Image 13/3.1
(Apr.-June 1967). pp. 70-74.
Phillips, Philip. "The Impossible Nude." Film & Figure
6 (Winter 1966-67). pp. 58-69.
Phillips, Philip. "Model of Impropriety." [Phryne] Film &
Figure 5 (Fall 1966). pp. 72-79.
Phillips, Philip. "Naked Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow."
Film & Figure 2 (Winter 1965-66). pp. 58-68.
Phillips, Philip. "The Nude Nosegays of Paul Gauguin."
Classic Line & Form 2.1 (Winter 1967). pp. 58-63.
Phillips, Phil. "The Nude World of Robert Heinlein."
Jaybird Happening, 2 (n.d.). pp. 8-12.
Phillips, Philip. "Picasso's Monstrous Masterpieces." Film
& Figure 9 (Autumn 1967). pp. 68-73.
Phillips, Philip. "Shock Treatment in Art." Metropolitan Jaybird, 4/1.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1966). pp. 4-9.
Bibliography:
Tom Pine's Movie Reviews
For 19 years, Tom Pine edited The Naked Truth Newdsletter for
people interested in a Christian naturist perspective. He usually
included a movie review. And for the benefit of newcomers, he
recycled some of the old ones three or four times. Here are the
dates of those reviews.
Be aware that two other sets of
naturist movie reviews can be found at:
http://www.clothesfree.com/movies.html.
Paul LeValley's reviews are posted on this site.
Tom covered many early nudist movies not on the
other two lists.
Act Naturally. May 2012.
Age of Consent. Feb. 2017.
All of Me. Mar. 2014, Aug. 2017.
Analog Roam. Sept. 2005, Nov. 2015.
Anarchy TV: The Movie. Dec. 2003.
Avatar. May 2010.
Basic Instinct. Mar. 2003, Sept. 2013.
The Beast that Killed Women. Sept. 2002,
Sept. 2004, Jan. 2018.
Black Snake Moan. Oct. 2010.
Blaze Starr Goes Nudist. Dec. 2000.
The Blind Side. Mar. 2010.
Body Packaging. Oct. 2004.
Boin-n-g. July 2001.
The Book of Eli. Feb. 2010.
The Bounty. Nov. 2005.
The Bride. June 2018,
Brother Sun, Sister Moon. June 2004.
Cap d'Agde, Naked City. Jan. 2005, Oct.
2012, Jan. 2014, Nov. 2015.
Carried Away. Oct. 2005, Nov. 2012.
Castaway. Aug. 2003, May 2013, July 2016,
Feb. 2018.
Daughter of the Sun. Apr. 2001.
Diary of a Nudist. Mar. 2002, Aug. 2004,
Nov. 2018.
Did You Hear About the Morgans? June 2010.
The Door in the Floor. Aug. 2008, Oct. 2014.
Educating Julie. June 2017.
Elysia: Valley of the Nudes. Oct. 2003, Jan.
2012.
Eyes Wide Shut. May 2014.
The Emerald Forest. Oct. 2002, Apr. 2017.
For Members Only. Dec. 2004.
Forbidden Paradise. June 2005.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Sept. 2008, Apr.
2014.
Fur. Aug. 2005, June 2008, Apr. 2019.
Garden of Eden. Dec. 2001, May 2017.
Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls. Apr. 2002.
Girls Come Too. Feb. 2002, Dec. 2017.
Girls Wet & Wild. Aug. 2001.
Goldilocks and the Three Bares. June 2001,
July 2004.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan. May 2009.
Haunted. Dec. 2018.
Have Figure, Will Travel. Nov. 2004, Sept.
2017.
Hideout in the Sun. Nov. 2000, May 2008.
I'm All Right, Jack. Feb. 2004, Mar. 2015.
Jerry Springer: I Refuse to Wear Clothes!
Aug. 2011.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. Mar. 2013.
The Kinsey Syndrome. Sept. 2009.
The Last Picture Show. Jan. 2004, Dec. 2012.
Liane, Jungle Goddess. July 2013, Jan. 2015.
Lifeforce. Nov. 2006.
Like WOW! June 2014, Oct. 2017.
The Lovely Bones. Apr. 2010.
Lullaby in Bareland. Feb. 2001, Nov. 2017.
The Man Who Never Had a Girlfriend. Oct.
2011, Feb. 2014, Nov. 2015.
The Monster of Camp Sunshine. July 2002,
Sept. 2004, Jan. 2018.
My Bare Lady. Feb. 2005.
Naked as Nature Intended. June 2000.
The Naked Complex. Mar. 2005.
Naked Down Under: The New Zealand
Experience. Jan. 2003.
Naked in the 21st Century. Aug. 2012, Dec.
2013, Nov. 2015.
The Naked Mile [not the American Pie
version]. Jan. 2002.
Naked States. Feb. 2004.
The Naked Venus. July 2000, revised Aug.
2004, May 2006, May 2011, Mar. 2017, Nov.
2018.
Nature's Paradise. Nov. 2002, July 2003.
Nature's Playmates. May 2001.
Never Knowingly Overdressed. June 2011.
The Notorious Bettie Page. Jan. 2007.
The Nude Bomb. Dec. 2002, Mar. 2015.
Nude Football/Nude Basketball. Jan. 2001.
Nude Not. Mar. 2001.
Nude on the Moon. Oct. 2000.
The Nude Scrapbook. May 2003.
Nude Yoga & Tai Chi. Sept. 2000, Mar.
2012.
Nudes, Nudists, and Nudism. Nov. 2014, Dec.
2014, Mar. 2018.
Nudes on Tiger Reef. Aug. 2000.
Nudist Colony of the Dead. Nov. 2001, Mar.
2015.
Nudist Life. June 2002, Mar. 2019.
Oh! Calcutta! Apr. 2005, Jan. 2013.
The Piano. May 2002, Sept. 2014.
Rapa Nui. Mar. 2006, Nov. 2011.
The Raw Ones. Apr. 2018.
Raw Weekend. Oct. 2013.
Ready to Wear. July 2012, Oct. 2018.
Shangri-La. June 2005, Feb. 2019.
SINderella and the Golden Bra. July 2004.
Sirens. June 2003, Feb. 2015.
Snap Decision. Oct. 2001, Feb. 2013.
Sweet Bird of Aquarius. Nov. 2013, Feb. 2015.
The Swimmer. Mar. 2004, Mar. 2015.
Tarzan and His Mate. June 2013, Jan. 2015,
Sept. 2016.
Tarzan the Ape Man. May 2009.
Tarzana, the Wild Girl. Aug. 2013, Jan. 2015.
Taylor Camp. Jan. 2019.
Totally Nude Aerobics. June 2000, Mar. 2012.
The Unashamed. Nov. 2003, Mar. 2011, Apr.
2011, Jan. 2012.
Vanishing Point [not the Belgian one]. Jan.
2006, June 2012.
Walkabout. Apr. 2003
Wanderlust. Sept. 2012, Feb. 2015.
The Wrestler. Jan. 2009.
Youth. Jan. 2017, Aug.
2018.
Bibliography: Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn has written the "Art in Review" column in The Bulletin
since February 2016. The one-page limit doesn't give him much
room, so he usually concentrates on one or two examples by one or two
artists for each column. Thus, he is able to go into some
depth. The column continues; here are his topics so far:
General
"An Age of Innocence." [children's book illustrations] The Bulletin, Dec. 2019. p. 31.
"Oh, Susanna." The Bulletin, June 2017. p. 23.
"Naked and Grateful." [Rubens & Greek myth). The Bulletin, Nov. 2021. p. 22.
"The Queen of Cards." [Tarot] The Bulletin, Apr. 2019. p. 31.
Prehistoric
"Facts and Figurines." [Venus of Willendorf] The Bulletin, May 2019. p. 31.
Egypt
"Nefernefer Land." [Akhenaten] The Bulletin, Feb. 2021. p. 34.
India
"Plain Jains." The Bulletin, July 2019. p. 31.
Greece and Rome
"Amazing Graces." [three graces] The Bulletin, Oct. 2018. p. 12.
"The Boy Who Lost His Head." [Spinario] The Bulletin, July 2018. p. 12.
"Classical Grasp." [Laocoön] The Bulletin, Jan. 2018. p. 12.
"The Ecstacy of Agony." [Niobids] The Bulletin, Sept. 2020. p. 32.
"Learning Curves." [kouroi] The Bulletin, Sept. 2017. p. 21.
Middle East
"Propheteers." [Gibran] The Bulletin, July 2020. p. 32.
Medieval
"Gilbert Was Here." (cathedral sculptures) The Bulletin. May 2022. p. 16.
"Hearth and Home." (Limbourg brothers) The Bulletin, Dec. 2017. p. 10
Renaissance
"Blessed Reliefs." [Ghiberti & Brunelleschi] The Bulletin, Mar. 2021. p. 34.
"Bolt Out of the Blue." [Giorgione] The Bulletin, Jan. 2017. p. 23.
"Falling Leaves." [Masolino & Masaccio]. The Bulletin, Oct. 2019. p. 33.
"Family Circle." [Michelangelo] The Bulletin, Dec. 2016. p. 14.
"The First Supermodel." [Simonetta Vespucci] The Bulletin, Aug. 2018. p. 12.
"His and Hers." [Renaissance paintings] The Bulletin, Dec. 2018. p. 31.
"In All His Glory." [Michelangelo] The Bulletin, Nov. 2017. p. 10.
"Judgment Call." [Memling] The Bulletin, Oct. 2021. p. 22.
"Land of the Giants." [Michelangelo] The Bulletin, May 2021. p. 32.
"Like Night and Day." [Michelangelo] The Bulletin, Mar. 2020. p. 26.
"Naked Agression." [Pollaiuolo] The Bulletin, Feb. 2018. p. 12.
"The Nakedness of Noah." [Michelangelo] The Bulletin, Feb. 2016. p. 15.
"The Perfect Man." [Vitruvian Man] The Bulletin, July 2016. p. 12.
"Proportional Response." [Durer]. The Bulletin, Aug. 2019. p. 31.
"Revolution in Bronze." [Donatello] The Bulletin, May 2016. p. 17.
"Statue of Liberation." [Cellini] The Bulletin, Jan. 2020. p. 31.
"Swan Songs." [Leonardo and Michelangelo] The Bulletin, June 2019. p. 31.
Baroque
"Beauty in the Moonlight." [Rembrandt] The Bulletin, Oct. 2016. p. 29.
"Going Dutch." [Rembrandt] The Bulletin, Jan. 2022. p. 22.
"Good as Gold." [Rembrandt] The Bulletin, Apr. 2018. p. 12.
"Reflected Glory." [Rubens & Velasquez] The Bulletin, June 2020. p. 32.
"Rubens, Rubens." The Bulletin, Nov. 2016. p. 14.
Enlightenment
"Goddesses and Generals." [Canova] The Bulletin, Sept. 2018. p. 12.
19th Century
"American Beauties." [Vanderlyn] The Bulletin, Aug. 2020. p. 32.
"An American in Rome." [Harriet Hosmer] The Bulletin, Jan. 2019. p. 31.
"An American Statue." [Hiram Powers] The Bulletin, May 2018. p. 12.
"Americans in Paris." [Whistler, Cassatt, Sargent] The Bulletin, Apr. 2021. p. 32.
"Artist and Model." [Valadon] The Bulletin, Mar. 2022. p. 22.
"Bathing Beauties." [Renoir] The Bulletin, Aug. 2017. p. 23.
"Beautiful Dreamer." [Henri Rousseau] The Bulletin, June 2018. p. 12.
"Comedy and Tragedy." [Carpeaux] The Bulletin, Jan. 2021. p. 34.
"A Day in the Country." [Manet] The Bulletin, Feb. 2019. p. 31.
"Go Tell the Spartans." [Degas] The Bulletin, Mar. 2017. p. 23.
"The Last Laugh." [Cabanel and Manet] The Bulletin, Sept. 2016. p. 17
"A League of Their Own." [Eakins] The Bulletin, Apr. 2022. p. 22.
"Many Hands, Heavy Work." [Renoir] The Bulletin, Mar. 2019. p. 31.
"The Mysterious East." [Ingres] The Bulletin, July 2017. p. 23.
"Now You See Her, Now You Don't." [Goya] The Bulletin, May 2017. p. 23.
"Philadelphia Freedom." [Eakins] The Bulletin, March 2016. p. 9.
"Revolution in Paint." [Cezanne] The Bulletin, Aug. 2021. p. 32.
"Saloon Style." [Bouguereau] The Bulletin, Oct. 2020. p. 32.
"Something to Think About." [Rodin] The Bulletin, Mar. 2018. p. 12.
"Such Sweet Sorrow." [Van Gogh] The Bulletin, Feb. 2020. p. 31.
"Trouble in Paradise." [Gauguin] The Bulletin, Dec. 2020. p. 34.
20th Century
"The Aussie Rubens." [Lindsay] The Bulletin, June 2021. p. 32.
"Dangerous Curves." [Lachise] The Bulletin, Nov. 2020. p. 32.
"Fortitude and Fragility." [Piccirilli] The Bulletin, Sept. 2021. p. 32.
"Imogen That." [Imogen Cunningham] The Bulletin, Feb. 2017. p. 23.
"My Body, Myself." [E. L. Stewart] The Bulletin, June 2016. p. 23.
"Russian Undressing." [Tikhov & Kustodiev] The Bulletin, Feb. 2022. p. 22.
"Skinny Sculptures." [Giacometti] The Bulletin, Dec. 2021. p. 22.
"Solitary Refinement." [Hopper] The Bulletin, Apr. 2020. p. 26.
"Stones of Norway." [Vigeland] The Bulletin, Nov. 2019. p. 31.
"That Was No Lady." [Picasso] The Bulletin, Apr. 2017. p. 23.
"That's the Spirit." [Longman] The Bulletin, May 2020. p. 34.
Bibliography:
Paul Rapoport
None of us can match the long list of
naturist
publications by Paul Rapoport. Of course, the facts that he
edits
the Canadian national nudist magazine, and is a spokesman for the
Topfree Equal Rights Association both keep his name in print.
Publications and Lectures
6 books, over 450 reviews, and several dozen articles and lectures,
mostly about music but including:
Article on breaking a nudity taboo in art. Nude & Natural,
forthcoming.
Review of Harmful to Minors: The Perils of
Protecting Children from Sex by Judith Levine. Nude & Natural
22.1
(Fall 2002).
“Editor’s Introduction.” The
Spirit of Lady Godiva by Harvey (Chelsea MI and Ancaster
ON: Anecdote
Productions, 2002), ix-xi.
“A la recherche du corps perdu.” Naturisme Quebec 2
(2002), 6-7, 28, tr. Jules Gaulin.
“Public nudity: Social art?” 90 mins., illus.
lect., McMaster University, January 15, 2002.
“The Bethell approach: Is the time for mass
nude protests upon us?” (with eight others). Nude & Natural
21.2 (Winter 2001), 71-72.
“Barebreasted women: Exposing
indecency?” 35 mins., illus. lect., Bellevue Community
College,
Bellevue Washington, June 1, 2001. Posted at
<www.tera.ca/wash.html>, Summer 2001.
“It’s time for us to calm down about public
nudity.” Hamilton
Spectator, May 25, 2001.
“Topfree in Canada: An interview with
TERA’s Paul Rapoport” (with Jim Meyer). Nude & Natural
20.3 (Spring 1999), 24-28.
Article about nudity in public media, Summer 2000.
“Let’s lose nudity hangups” (Winnipeg Free Press,
August 30), “Newspapers perpetuate old-fashioned myths about
nudity” (Ancaster
News, September 6), “You can’t show
that!” (Toronto
Globe and Mail, September 8), “When nudity
is sensible and healthy” (Hamilton
Spectator, September 8), and
elsewhere.
Article about nudity in private photos, Spring 2000.
“When a picture’s worth a thousand
worries” (Hamilton
Spectator, May 5), “Healthy nudity should not be
a crime”
(Ottawa Citizen,
May 8), “Nude children only natural”
(Montreal Gazette,
May 10), “One photo can cause 1,000
worries” (Kitchener-Waterloo
Record, May 15), “Is all
nudity pornography?” (Ancaster
News, May 24), and elsewhere.
“‘Topfreedom’ gaining ground.” Hamilton Spectator,
March 1, 2000.
“Siting the naked body” 72 mins., illus.
lect. for the photographic exhibit Century by Frank Cordelle, McMaster
University, February 8, 2000. Posted at
<www.fcn.ca/century.html>, Spring 2000.
“Why are we obsessed with breasts?”
(review of A History of
the Breast by Marilyn Yalom and Breasts: The
women’s perspective on an American obsession by Carolyn
Latteier). Nude
& Natural 19.2 (Winter 1999), 72-73.
“Ontario leads the way for Canadian naturism
in 1999.” Nude
& Natural, 18.4 (Summer 1999), 110-14.
“Breastfeeding frenzy: two views.” Hamilton Spectator,
February 25, 1999.
“Women's bare breasts: Equal rights or double
standard?” 60 mins., illus. lect., McMaster University, March
11,
1998. Summary posted at
<www.tera.ca/articles.html#Womens>.
“Another victory in Canada for topfree equal
rights.” Nude
& Natural Newsletter, June 1998, [3].
“Canadian TV network pulls positive naturist
segment.” Nude
& Natural Newsletter, January 1998, [4].
“Women take back their breasts: Canadian
topfree struggles in 1997.” Nude
& Natural,
17.2
([Winter]1997), 37-48. Posted (without footnotes) at
<www.geocities.com/womens_choice_org/jacob.html>.
“Ontario city drops breast bylaw.” Nude & Natural Newsletter,
November 1997, [4].
‘Topfree bathing rights will liberate us all.” Kitchener-Waterloo Record,
June 6, 1997.
“Hamilton should just accept topless court ruling.”
Hamilton Spectator,
June 3, 1997.
“Taking it all off, the natural way.” Toronto Globe & Mail,
September 4, 1996.
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The following are from the Canadian magazine Going Natural.
“Developing your photos: whom to turn to?”
(editorial). Going
Natural, 17:2 (Summer 2002), 36.
Reviews of Breast of Canada 2002 Calendar, Nature
& Nudes 2002 Calendar. Going
Natural, 16:4 (Winter 2001-02), 33.
“Harvey and the spirit of Lady Godiva.” Going Natural, 16:4
(Winter 2001-02), 12-13.
“Photo artist Spencer Tunick launches project
in Canada. Ë la recherche du corps perdu: First Montreal, then
the
world.” Going
Natural, 16:3 (Fall 2001), 20-23.
“Supreme Court refuses to hear Godron appeal
in topfree case.” Going
Natural, 16:2 (Summer 2001), 8.
Review of Naked Boys Singing! (musical revue). Going Natural, 16:1
(Spring 2001), 28.
“Testing the limits around Club O.”
Going Natural,
16:1 (Spring 2001), 24-25. Reprinted in
Health and
Efficiency, June 2001, 29-31.
“The Nudist Store takes it (all) off.” Going Natural, 16:1
(Spring 2001), 12-13.
Reviews of Nordic Nudes 2001 Calendar, Saltspring
Women Preserve & Protect Calendar 2001, Hamilton’s
Hottest!
2001 (calendar), The Canadian
Guide to Naturism (4th edition). Going
Natural, 15:4 (Winter 2000-01), 28-29.
[Untitled article about nudity in art.] Going Natural, 15:4
(Winter 2000-01), 27.
“January in August.” Going
Natural, 15:4
(Winter 2000-01), 21.
“Be ashamed, be very ashamed! Naked Eve: Going
snake in Alberta and Southern Ontario.” Going Natural, 15:4
(Winter 2000-01), 8.
Reviews of World
Naturist Handbook (25th edition),
Robbert Broekstra’s Nude World, Holland in Winter and Holland
in
Summer (videotapes). Going
Natural, 15:3 (Fall 2000), 26-27.
“Volleyballooza: Two weekends of midsummer
games in Southern Ontario.” Going
Natural, 15:3
(Fall 2000), 15.
Reviews of Nude Not
(videotape) by Thomas Lundy,
Celebrate the Freedom
(videotape) by Michael J. Cooney, North
American
Guide to Nude Recreation (20th edition), Hot Springs and Hot Pools of
the Northwest and Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest
by Jayson
Loam and Marjorie Gersh-Young. Going
Natural, 15:2 (Summer 2000), 20-21.
“Cover your backside for that neighbourhood
watch. Outdoor nudity: How legal is it?” (with Peter Simm). Going
Natural, 15:2 (Summer 2000), 14-15.
“When a picture is worth a thousand worries.” Going Natural, 15:2
(Summer 2000), 11.
“Century visits Hamilton and astounds nearly 700.” Going Natural, 15:1
(Spring 2000), 18-19.
“Frank Cordelle’s Century: A
photographer and project with a difference.” Going Natural, 14:4
(Winter 1999-2000), 20-21.
“Aquarius Nature Retreat: Playing hard to get
to in the US southwest.” Going
Natural, 14:4 (Winter 1999-2000),
14.
“Premier of Nude Brunswick announces
post-secondary degree in naturology.” Going Natural, 14:3
(Fall
1999), 19.
Review of The
Messenger
(videotape) by Bill Viola. Going
Natural, 14:2 (Summer 1999), 19.
“Toronto joins the 20th century.
Hanlan’s Beach is renude: Major gain for Canadian
naturism”
(with Peter Simm). Going
Natural, 14:2 (Summer 1999), 16-17. Reprinted
as “Hanlan’s Point clothing-optional beach:
It’s
legal again!” in
Nude & Natural, 18.4 (Summer 1999), 106-10.
“The revolution has begun! New site promotes
wholesome view of women.” Going
Natural, 14:2
(Summer 1999),
11-13. Reprinted as “Body acceptance on the web.” Nude
& Natural, 19.2 (Winter 1999), 54-55.
The second annual Wreck Beach bare buns fun run/walk
(with David Basford). Going
Natural, 13:3 (Fall 1998), 16.
“Party time is any time at Club Paradise.” Going Natural, 13:3
(Fall 1998), 13-14.
“Cypress Cove: A Florida favourite in any season.” Going Natural, 13:3
(Fall 1998), 10-11.
“Travelling south: A guide to warm holidays
for cool naturists.” Going
Natural, 13:3 (Fall 1998), 7-8.
“Pubic in public” (editorial). Going Natural, 13:2
(Summer 1998), 24.
“Bare but not barren in the California desert.” Going Natural, 13:1
(Spring 1998), 14-15.
Reviews of Lee
Baxandall’s World
Guide to Nude
Beaches and Resorts (updated), North American Guide to Nude
Recreation
(19th edition), Vacation
Naturally (videotape) by Michael J. Cooney.
Going Natural,
13:1 (Spring 1998), 17.
“Topfree Rights and the Law.” Going Natural, 12:3
(Fall 1997), 10.
“Topfree equality: The case of Fatima Pereira
Henson.” Going
Natural, 12:2 (Summer 1997), 4-5.
Other Recent Activities
Course (seminar), “Body, Sex, and Gender in
20th-Century Operas,” McMaster University, 1999-2000 and
2000-01.
Advisor to several upper level undergraduate art
students, including one doing body painting and projections, 2001-02.
Editor and Producer, The
Spirit of Lady Godiva (book
by Harvey). Chelsea MI: Anecdote Productions. xvi, 264 (pp.), 2002.
Operator of and major contributor to the website
www.tera.ca, an information site for the Topfree Equal Rights
Association, with news, articles, legal opinions, editorials, and
photos about bare breasts in public (since 1997).
Bibliography: Robert Reitman
For two years,
from 1967 to 1969, many articles on the nude in art history appeared
under the name of Robert Reitman. Nobody seems to know who he
was, or if this was his real name.
"Art & the Realistic Nudes." [Renaissance] Nude Image 4.4/20 (Jan.-Mar.
1969). pp. 38-41.
"The Male Nude in Art, Part I." Salute,
1 (Fall 1967). pp. 52-55. [No part II found.]
"Nude Art: Erotic or Ideal?" Sun
Era 3.3 (Fall 1967). pp. 36-47.
"Panorama of the Nude in Painting (Part I)." Film & Figure 9 (Autumn
1967). pp. 34-39.
"Panorama of the Nude in Painting (Part II)." Film & Figure 10 (Jan.-Mar.
1968). pp. 34-39.
"Panorama of the Nude in Painting (Part III)." Film & Figure 11 (Apr.-June
1968). pp. 34-39.
"Panorama of the Nude in Painting (Part IV)." Film & Figure 12 (July-Sept.
1968). pp. 66-69.
"Pollaiuolo and the ‘Anatomical Nude.'" Film & Figure 8 (Summer
1967). pp. 4-9.
"The Shakespeare of Nude Painting." [Tintoretto] Teenage Jaybird 1.2/2 (July-Sept.
1969). pp. 50-52+.
"Valadon: Artist and Model." Flesh
Tones, 2.4/8 (Summer 1967). pp. 10-15.
Bibliography:
Joseph Charles Salak
Here we have an author of slightly shifting
name. As early as 1949, he wrote one article on nude art.
In 1952, he published a small book on Lady Godiva Then, after a
long silence, he wrote in an amazing variety of nudist magazines for a
few years in the mid-1960s. Non-nudists still quote him on his
definition of education: that which enables you to describe a pretty
girl without using your hands.
Salak, Joseph Charles. "Nudity in Art and Literature." International Sun and Health, 13.5
(May 1949) [Denmark]. p. 17.
Salak, Joseph C. "Wide-Open Welcome Awaits Nudists in Alaska."
Modern Sunbathing 10,
(1961).
pp. 32, 39.
Salak, Joseph C. "Naked Witches and Nude Sunbathers." Nude Image, 1.4 (1964). pp.
23-25.
Salak, Joseph. "Ancient and Modern Olympics." Nudism, 39 (Summer 1964). pp.
28-29, 46.
Salak, Joseph C. "Graciously Naked." [Baroque] Urban Nudist, 2.2/14 (Oct.
1964). pp. 24-25, 51.
Salak, Joseph C. "Nudism in Art." Paradise 12 (Spring 1965).
pp. 38-41
Salak, Joseph. "The Pioneers of Nakedness." Sun Era 2.5/17 (May 1965).
pp. 24-27.
Salak, Joseph C. "Naked Is a Greek Word." Urban Nudist 3.2/20 (Nov.
1965). pp. 22-27.
Salak, Joseph. "The Nudist Philosopher." [Thoreau] American Sunbather, 18.3/169 (Mar.
1966). pp. 32-34.
Salak, Joseph C., "Soap, Water, and the Moral Code. Metropolitan Jaybird, 2/1.2 (Apr.-June 1966). pp. 20-27.
Salak, Joseph Charles. "A Nude Look at Art." Sunshine International, 13 (1966). pp. 36-41.
Calak, Joseph. "Goya and the Forbidden Nude." Film & Figure 7 (Spring
1967). pp. 30-33.
Salak, Joseph Charles. "What is a Roman Orgy?" [rambles
through many topics]. National
Nudist, 1.2 (n.d.). pp. 13-27.
Salak, Charles. "Artist, Model, and the Nude." Nudist Digest 1.5 (n.d.). pp.
18-29, 43-54.
Salak, Joseph Charles. "Those Naked Savages Aren't." Sun Cot, 4 (n.d.). pp. 27-43.
E. J. Samuels
pioneering black nudist leader
Lewis H. White. "The Western Secretary Speaks." [Mentions meeting with him] Sunshine & Health, Sept. 1944. pp. 25-27.
E. J. Samuels. "Light Out of Darkness." Sunshine & Health, Nov. 1944. pp. 19-20.
E. J. Samuels. "On Negro Nudism." Sunshine and Health, Aug. 1945. pp. 21-22.
William R. Armet. "Favors Racial Fraternity." [letter that mentions him] Sunshine and Health, Oct. 1945. p. 5.
Elmer Pruett. "The Western Secretary Reports." [Samuels elected Inter-Racial Assistant Secretary]. Sunshine and Health, Feb. 1946. p. 23-24.
David Dick. "David Goes a Visitin'" [Official stays at his house, mentions him putting on his uniform.] Sunshine and Health, Mar. 1946. pp. 5, 28.
Herbert Nipson. "Nudism and Negroes." Ebony,
6.10 (Aug. 1951). pp. 93-101. [includes picture]
https://archive.org/details/sim_ebony_1951-08_6_10/page/92/mode/2up
E. J. Samuels. "An Appeal to Reason." Sun Lore,
3.11 (1966). pp. 37-40. [Reprint from "10 years ago."
He mentions it is his third article. He is also listed on the
editorial board.]
Conference
Presentations by Sandra
Schroer
"It's Nude Not Lewd: The Celebration of Sex and
Sexual Being in Social Nudism." American Sociological
Association
Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA., August 2001.
"Completely Immersed and Totally Exposed: Sexuality
in Social Nudism." The Society for the Study of Social
Problems
Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA., August 2001.
"What Nudists Know: Notes on the Social Organization
of Clothing." Third Annual Conference on Ethnography, Loyola
University of Chicago, February 2001.
"Fear of the Body." The Association Forum,
Fear in Society (Interdisciplinary Conference), Western Michigan
University, October 2000.
"The Disabled Nudist: Getting Beyond the
Body." The Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual
Meeting, Washington DC, August 2000.
"What is Social Nudism?" Adrian College Human Sexuality
Course, annual presentation 1995-2001.
Nudists in the Know: Investigating Social Assumptions of a Clothed Society.
thesis, Western Michigan University, 2001.
<https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4389&context=masters_theses>
Bibliography:
Mark Storey
Naturist Books:
Cinema au Naturel: A History of
Nudist Films (author) (Oshkosh, WI: NEF, 2003).
Theatre au Naturel: A Collection of
Naturist Plays (editor) (Ancaster, ON: Heureka Productions,
2005).
The World’s Best Nude Beaches
and Resorts (co-author) (Bristol, UK: Lifestyle Press and
Oshkosh, WI: TNS, 2007).
Cinema au Naturel: A History of Nudist Films, 2nd ed. (London: Wolfbait Books, 2021).
Naturist Travel:
“Sorobon on Bonaire,” Nude
& Natural 17.2 (1997): 76-81.
“Evergreen Beach, Washington,” Nude & Natural 18.1 (1998):
66-69.
“Red Rock Beach,” Nude
& Natural 18.2 (1998): 49-51.
“Cougar Hot Springs,”
Nude & Natural 18.3 (1999): 56-61.
“Janet Lembke, Skinny Dipping
and Other Immersions in Water, Myth, and Being Human”
(book), Nude & Natural
21.1 (2001): 99.
“Marjorie Gersh-Young, Hot
Springs & Hot Pools of the Northwest and Hot Springs and Hot Pools
of the Southwest” (books), Nude & Natural 21.2 (2001):
93-94.
“Karen Gorham and Dave Leal,
Naturism and Christianity: Are They Compatible? and Paul Bowman, Nakedness and the Bible”
(books), Nude & Natural
21.2 (2001): 94-95.
“Charles MacFarland, Life in
Eden and Freedom Weekends”
(videos), Nude & Natural
21.2 (2001): 98-99.
“Jim and Linda Cunningham, Our
Wonderful Bodies; Susan L. Stanton, Being Naked: Attitudes Toward Nudity
Through the Ages; Chris Santilli, The Naked Truth About Hedonism II;
and Michael Boyde, Naked Places: A
Guide for Gay Men to Nude Recreation and Travel” (books), Nude & Natural 21.3 (2002):
88-91.
“Jeff Gruen, A Bare
Necessities Nude Cruise and A
Bare Necessities Mediterranean Nude Cruise” (videos), Nude & Natural 21.4 (2002):
97-98.
“Eric James Miller, The
Metaphysics of Nudity; John S. Lloyd, Leaving Flat Iron Creek; and
Julian Stamper, High Wall of Spring”
(books), Nude & Natural
22.1 (2002): 81-82.
“Tower Productions, A Naturist
in Hungary and A Naturist in
Ukraine” (videos), Nude
& Natural 22.1 (2002): 85-86.
“Harvey, The Spirit of Lady
Godiva” (book), Nude
& Natural 22.2 (2002): 98-99.
“Corky Stanton, Nudes in the
News, Vol. I,” “Jeff Gruen, Nude in French Polynesia,”
“Charlie Simonds, Euronat—Euronatural—Euronaturally,”
and “Naked in Public, Parts
I-III” (videos), Nude
& Natural 23.3 (2004): 99-101.
“Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings, Deadly!” (book), Nude & Natural 23.4 (2004):
88-89.
“Peter Dietrich, Bare and
Beautiful in Bulgaria” and “Back to Bare Bulgaria”
(videos), Nude & Natural
23.4: 89-90.
“Doris Wishman, Diary of a
Nudist,” “The
Naked Venus,” “The
Beast That Killed Women,” and “The Monster of Camp Sunshine”
(videos), Nude & Natural
23.4 (2004): 91-92.
“Peter Dietrich, Variations on
a Crimean Theme: Return to Fox Bay and The Gods Must Be Naked! Koktebel Naturist
Sea Festival” (videos),
Nude & Natural 25.1 (2005): 81-82.
“Richard West, Nude in Brazil,
Nude in the North of Brazil, Nude in the South of Brazil, Party at Rama
Nat, and Tarzan of the Nudists”
(videos), Nude & Natural
25.2 (2005): 97-98.
“Marshall B. Allen, The Naked
Bus Driver” (book), Nude
& Natural 25.2 (2005): 99.
“Richard Ungewitter, Nakedness
in an Historical and Artistic Light” (book), Nude & Natural 25.2 (2005):
99-100.
“Byron and Kay McAllister, Undercover
Nudist; Louise Lang, Nudists
Die Too; Joseph D. and Nancy E. Oliver, Execute Judgement; A. W. Parker, The Reluctant Nudist”
(books), Nude & Natural
25.3 (2005): 97-99.
“Dave Jenson and Marty Michaels, Get Naked!” (book), Nude & Natural 25.4 (2006): 82.
“Corky Stanton, Nudes in the
News, Volume Six” (video), Nude & Natural 25.4 (2006): 83.
“J. J. Henderson, Murder on
Naked Beach; Melissa de la Cruz, The Au Pairs Skinny-Dipping”
(books), Nude & Natural
26.1 (2006): 81.
“Carl J. Welland, Some Call Me
Oji (Others Call Me Crazy)” (book), Nude & Natural 26.1 (2006): 82.
“T. L. Young, Naked in the
21st Century” (video), Nude
& Natural 26.1 (2006): 83.
“Gary Popkin, Hardfire Exposes
the Truth about Nudism” (video), Nude & Natural 26.2 (2006): 101.
“Pamela Green, Naked as Nature
Intended: The Epic Tale of a Naturist Picture” (book), Nude & Natural 34.3 (2015): 69.
“Stephen L. Harp, Au Naturel:
Naturism, Nudism, and Tourism in Twentieth-Century France”
(book), Nude & Natural
34.4 (2015): 68-69.
“Brian Hoffman, Naked: A
Cultural History of American Nudism” (book), Nude & Natural 35.2 (2015):
67-68.
“Jean-Luc Nancy and Federico Ferrari, Being Nude: The Skin of Images”
(book), Nude & Natural
35.3 (2016): 68-69.
“Nickolas Pappas, The
Philosopher’s New Clothes: The Theaetetus, the Academy, and
Philosophy’s Turn against Fashion” (book), Nude & Natural 35.4 (2016):
68-69.
“Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Veils,
Nudity, and Tattoos: The New Feminine Aesthetic” (book), Nude & Natural 36.1 (2016): 69.
“Howard Anderson, Why Nude?
Thoughts and Reflections on Social Nudity” (book), Nude & Natural 37.2 (2017): 68.
“Steven T. Seagle, Get Naked”
(book), Nude & Natural
37.3 (2018): 67.
“Margaret Grundstein, Naked in
the Woods: My Unexpected Years in a Hippie Commune”
(book), Nude & Natural
37.4 (2018): 68-69.
“Paul LeValley, Seekers of the
Naked Truth: Collected Writings on the Gymnosophists and Related
Shramana Religions” (book), Nude & Natural 38.1 (2018):
68-69.
Anne Woloshyn, Soaking Up the Rays:
Therapy and Visual Culture in Britain, c. 1890-1940”
(book), Nude & Natural
38.2 (2018): 30M-31M.
“Richard Battenberg, A Photographic History of Nudism” (book), Nude & Natural 42.1 (Fall 2022): 66.
Marilyn D. Story
As a professor of
Home Economics at the University of Northern Iowa, Dr. Story conducted
some of the most academically sound research on naturism--especially
its fine effects on children. An automobile accident cut short
her scholarly career.
“Factors Associated with More Positive Body Self-Concepts in
Preschool Children.”
Journal of Social Psychology 108.1 (June 1979): 49-56.
“Comparisons of Body Self-concept Between Social Nudists and
Nonnudists.” Journal of
Psychology 118.1 (September 1984): 99-112.
“Comparison Studies of Social Nudists and Non-nudists: Body
Self-Concepts and Sexual Behaviors.” Clothed With the Sun 6.4 (Winter
1987): 77.
“A Comparison of Social Nudists and Non-nudists on Experience
with Various Sexual Outlets.” Journal of Sex Research 23.2 (May
1987): 197-211.
“Personal and Professional Perspectives on Social
Nudism—Should You Be Personally Involved in Your
Research?” Journal of
Sex Research 30.2 (May 1993): 111-114.
Book Reviews
by Paul LeValley
Will Forest. Aglow.
Columbia SC, 2016. Paperback, 251 pages.
The author has skillfully merged two ancient Toltec
legends: those of Quetzalcoatl and of the tohenyo. Quetzalcoatl
was a prophet of peace and gentleness, who sailed east (probably to the
Yucatan peninsula), promising to return when the year reappeared in the
52-year cycle of the calendar. Many centuries later, Hernando
Cortez happened to land during one of those anniversary years.
That was why Montezuma trusted him until it was too late.
The tohenyo was a prince of the coastal nude and
tattooed Huastec tribe. The Toltec princess fell in love with him
and they married. The emperor urged his new son-in-law to put
some clothes on, but the young man refused to change his nature.
Then, in one of history's nastiest reactions to public nudity, the
girl's other suitors started a civil war that destroyed the mighty
Toltec empire. We know these things from the Aztec poets.
Will Forest combines these men into one eloquent
prophet of naturism. His hero preaches:
"Each one of you, every body of you: listen and
know! We are all bodies, and we are all temples! We are
walking temples when we walk, swimming temples when we swim. We
are dancing temples when we dance, and loving temples when we
love. When we die, we are dying temples."
Pilli stamped his feet on the stone [temple]
steps. "Do we cover these steps with cloth? Each one of
you, every body of you, let the dirt cover your temple, let the rain
wash it, let the wind sweep it, and let the sun warm it. The
temple is you. Your home is you. Would you hide your home
from the elements?
"Perhaps you are concerned that your home is more
modest than your neighbor's home. Perhaps you prefer to hide
behind curtains those parts of your temple that you wrongly think might
be excessive or lacking in size, or diminished in strength, or beauty,
or honor. But I say to you, hide not your breasts, nor your
belly, nor your buttocks, large or small, for they are the rounded
bounties of all that is nourishment and movement. And hide not
your genitals of man nor woman, for they are the noble flint and hearth
that bring light to the dawn. Every last stone of your temple is
wondrous; let all your parts dance in light and dust, let all of you
dance in wind and rain."
But then we are asked to believe that this great
spokesman sailed around Yucatan, across the Caribbean Sea, down the
South American coast, then up the Amazon River all the way to the
Columbia border, where he teamed up with a nude midwife. My
suspension of disbelief won't go that far without some convincing
evidence. Granted, Mexico and Brazil are the author's two
favorite places. And granted, the Amazon is an appropriate place
for the modern people in the novel to discover the power of their
nudity.
Modern people? I neglected to mention that the
novel begins with an earthquake in the oldest library in the
Americas. There, specialists discover a lost codex with partial
Spanish translation—as well as a mysterious necklace. A
young woman narrates, as they try to puzzle out what these things
mean. The action moves to Texas, then Brazil. The modern
story keeps the pages turning, even when the ancient story seems
doubtful. It all works.
Will Forest's other novel deserves mentioning
again. Co-Ed Naked Philosophy (2011) is about a professor who
shows up naked for a class on Philosophy of the Body, and invites the
students to join him. Word spreads, and they have to move the
class to a bigger room. Both novels are one-of-a-kind books, and
well worth reading.
Naked in Nature:
Great Skinny-Dipping Moments in Art and Literature. ed.
Robert Ellis Smith. 2006. 75 pages. $9.95 electronic
download or compact disc; $32.50 color printout.
Naked in Nature belongs on the bookshelf of every
reading and thinking naturist. Robert Ellis Smith has saved us
all a lot of time by compiling skinny-dipping scenes from a lifetime of
broad reading. Though some of the short quotes from classic
literature had already been compiled by Charles Daney on the Internet
(a fact not mentioned), Smith has added many longer passages from
modern novels, a few naturist writers, and popular songs that I never
heard of.
There is a hilarious scene when the minister gets
caught skinny-dipping in E. M. Forster's 1923 A Room With a View. Also
pithy comments of Mark Twain. And a manic nude attack on tourists
by Harpo Marx. Plus lots of passages from John Fowles' novels.
The artworks paired with the literary selections
greatly enhance the experience. But here is where the defect of
the electronic presentation begins to show. A few of the links
don't seem to work. Others lead to such ephemeral sites as
e-bay. By not incorporating the images into the manuscript, the
author has put himself at the mercy of a lot of webmasters over whom he
has no control. This thing could go outdated fast. Better
order the expensive printout, even though it includes only part of the
pictures. The spiral-bound laminated cardstock covers make a
handsome solution.
This fine collection deserves a more permanent
format.