Patricia Vertinsky: Patricia Vertinsky is a professor at the School of Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia, specializing in the social and cultural history of the body. She is the author or editor of four previous books on sports and gender.
David L. Chapman: David L. Chapman is the author of twelve books
on male photography and bodybuilding, including American Hunks
(Arsenal, 2009) and Comin' at Ya!: The Homoerotic 3D Photographs of
Denny Denfield (Arsenal, 2007).
"A celebration of female strength, Venus with Biceps proves that
today's hard-arm look dates way back--even if, as coauthor David L.
Chapman puts it, muscular women 'risk being seen ... as
dangerous.'" --People magazine "A truly fascinating tour of the
hardbodied heroines of the photographic age ... I opened the book
prepared to gawk at the weirdness of a past when most women were
tiny, fluffy, corseted creatures and those who weren't were sent to
the freak show, but by the time I'd read it through to the end, I'd
realized that nothing of any significance has occurred in the realm
of thinking about women's figures for at least a hundred years. An
edifying read indeed." --The New Yorker "Chapman and Vertinsky
collaborate for a fascinating portrayal of the world of female
bodybuilding ... The authors have created an excellent collection
of thoughtfully-curated photos and essays; the result is an
intriguing look at a little regarded period in sports history."
--Publishers Weekly "Simply jaw-droppingly amazing ... This coffee
table-sized paperback is so heavy and heaving with astonishing
images that one builds one's own bice ps in reading it." --EDGE
(New York, etc.) "This fascinating visual history uses archival
images, posters, comic books, magazine illustrations and
photography to trace the history of the physically strong, muscular
woman and of society's evolving attitudes toward female strength."
--Seattle Times "Visually stunning, rigorously researched, and
thoughtfully written, Venus with Biceps is as much a treasure chest
of rare vintage ephemera as it is a fascinating and important
meditation on a contentious facet of gender identity and cultural
politics." --Brainpickings.org
"A celebration of female strength, Venus with Biceps proves that
today's hard-arm look dates way back--even if, as coauthor David L.
Chapman puts it, muscular women 'risk being seen ... as
dangerous.'" --People magazine "A truly fascinating tour of the
hardbodied heroines of the photographic age ... I opened the book
prepared to gawk at the weirdness of a past when most women were
tiny, fluffy, corseted creatures and those who weren't were sent to
the freak show, but by the time I'd read it through to the end, I'd
realized that nothing of any significance has occurred in the realm
of thinking about women's figures for at least a hundred years. An
edifying read indeed." --The New Yorker "Chapman and Vertinsky
collaborate for a fascinating portrayal of the world of female
bodybuilding ... The authors have created an excellent collection
of thoughtfully-curated photos and essays; the result is an
intriguing look at a little regarded period in sports history."
--Publishers Weekly "Simply jaw-droppingly amazing ... This coffee
table-sized paperback is so heavy and heaving with astonishing
images that one builds one's own bice ps in reading it." --EDGE
(New York, etc.) "This fascinating visual history uses archival
images, posters, comic books, magazine illustrations and
photography to trace the history of the physically strong, muscular
woman and of society's evolving attitudes toward female strength."
--Seattle Times "Visually stunning, rigorously researched, and
thoughtfully written, Venus with Biceps is as much a treasure chest
of rare vintage ephemera as it is a fascinating and important
meditation on a contentious facet of gender identity and cultural
politics." --Brainpickings.org
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