1987 photographic poster
| L'Enfant | |
|---|---|
| Man and Baby | |
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| Artist | Spencer Rowell |
| Completion date | 26 May 1986 (1986-05-26) |
| Medium | Photographic print |
| Subject | Monochrome studio shot of a semi-naked male model cradling a baby |
L'enfant (also known as Man and Baby) is a 1987 photographic poster depicting a shirtless male model (Adam Perry) holding a young baby. The image, conceived by Paul Rodriguez was photographed by Spencer Rowell and published in the 1980s by British company Athena Posters. The photograph was said to herald the "sensitive but sexy New Man" aesthetic. Senator Josh Hawley once hung the photo over his dorm room bed at Stanford.
In a 2004 British television documentary about L'Enfant, The Model, the Poster and 3,000 Women, Perry claimed that as a result of his poster fame he had slept with 3,000 women. The programme also identified the baby as Greek-Cypriot Stelios Havatzios. Stelios currently lives in Limassol, Cyprus with his family and works as a lawyer. Perry, who was paid ÂŖ100 for the photo shoot, worked as a London-based carpenter in 2007. In 2011, the poster became part of the V&A Print collection and can be viewed in the Prints and Drawings Study Room level C. V&A, London and is published on p. 58 British Posters. Advertising, Art and Activism (Flood., C. V&A: 2012)
Further reading
- Gill, Rosalind (April 2009). "Beyond the "Sexualization of Culture" thesis: an intersectional analysis of "sixpacks", "midriffs" and "hot lesbians" in advertising". Sexualities. 12 (2): 137â160. doi:10.1177/1363460708100916. S2CID 144941660.
See also
- Tennis GirlāĻ u0pjx!a774
References
- ^ Milmo, Cahal (16 January 2007). "The curse of 'Man and baby': Athena, and the birth of a legend". The Independent. London.
- Jackson, Peter; Stevenson, Nick; Brooks, Kate (2001). Making sense of men's magazines. Cambridge: Polity Press. p. 185. ISBN 9780745621760.
- Plott, Elaina; Hakim, Danny (8 March 2021). "Josh Hawley is 'Not Going Anywhere.' How Did He Get Here?". The New York Times.
- "L'Enfant | Spencer Rowell". Explore the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. 9 October 1986. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links
- The Model, the Poster and 3,000 Women at IMDb
- Spencer Rowell official site.
- Newborn Photography Ideas at Home
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