Dreams
of the Woman Who Loved Sex : An Erotic Collection : Prose, Poetry
and Photo Art
by Tee Corinne
A new and expanded edition of Tee Corinne's
ground-breaking classic which set a precedent for lesbian erotic
writing. Before Susie Bright and before Annie Sprinkle there was
Tee Corrine, celebrating the beauty and the joy of women's
sexuality. This remarkable collection of passionate poetry and
prose is illustrated with ten of her stunningly sensual
photographs.
Nothing
but the Girl : The Blatant Lesbian Image : A Portfolio and
Exploration of Lesbian Erotic Photography by Susie
Bright (Editor), Jill Posener (Editor)
This beautifully produced book contains the
landmark work of the most influential lesbian photographers in the
world, including Morgan Gwenwald, Della Grace, Diana Blok, Tee
Corrine, Jill Posener and Honey Lee Cottrell. Each portfolio is
accompanied by an in-depth biography of the artist in which they
discuss some of the themes that have fueled their own work from
sex, SM, gender and race to fashion, the body and nature. Beyond
the impact of the individual photographers, Bright writes about
the themes that have fueled lesbian photography: the reproach and
confrontation to conventional feminist; the feminist approach to
the body; lesbian relationship to popular culture; lesbian
relationship to nature; generational differences; the division in
the gay rights movement versus queer lib counter-culture; and the
dynamics of power and gender bending in lesbian imagery, from
androgyny to butch-femme romanticism to gender anarchy. Bright
also places the influence of lesbian photography, and women
artists, within the context of the art world as a whole. She
argues that the work these women have produced is not only
exquisite, but revolutionary in content and presentation. All the
more remarkable that it has developed despite the overt prejudice
and punitive reaction in society against female sexual
independence. The lesbian image: sexy, maverick, rebellious, butch
yet glamorous, strong and simultaneously vulnerable that has been
pioneered and developed by an extra-ordinary group of lesbian
photographers, is fully documented her in over 150 black and white
and color photographs.
Susie Bright is widely-known as a pioneer in the
study of sexual thought and practice, on which subjects she has
written and lectured worldwide.
Jill Posener is a leading lesbian photographer
whose work has appeared in magazines, books and newspapers. They
both live and work in San Francisco, California.
"Susie Bright and Jill Posener, who worked
together as editor and photo editor of On Our Backs, gathered
the most dramatic, controversial and sometimes the most
confrontational images they could find, then constructed much of
the text out of interviews with the thirty-three featured artists.
These are woven around historical narratives by Bright and a
framing essay by Posener. The pictures fairly leap off the page at
you, appalling some and delighting others.
I must add here that I sat with one lesbian
friend who punctuated the turning of the pages in Nothing But
the Girl with the words "Disgusting. Disgusting."
Another said of many of the images, "Well, these aren't what
made me want to become a lesbian." A third kept saying
"Wow" with a long, drawn out, reverential hush in her
voice. Few people are neutral about this book. No one calls it
boring..." -- Tee Corinne
