This
auction is for the VINTAGE APPX. 4.5x5.5-INCH SEPIA TONED BLACK AND
WHITE SILVER GELATIN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT OF AN EXCEEDINGLY HANDSOME UNIDENTIFIED BODYBUILDER, SHOT AND PRINTED IN THE 1990s BY NEW YORK CITY PHOTOGRAPHER ROBERT CUSIDO.
This rare print is in EXCELLENT
condition, and it is SIGNED verso in pencil, as shown in my second scan. Use my scans as your guide.
ROBERT CUSIDO (b. 1955) immigrated
with his parents from his native Cuba to the United States in 1965. He attended
New York City’s School of Visual Arts, where he received the B.A. degree in
1985. For more than a decade, he owned one of New York City’s most successful
custom black-and-white photography labs, Arista Photo Services, catering to a
clientele of some of the most famous names in fashion, portrait and editorial
photography. His own male nude images have been exhibited widely, and his work
has been included in several photographic anthologies, including Exposed:
A Celebration of the Male Nude from 90 of the World’s Greatest Photographers
and Male
Nude Now: New Visions for the 21st Century.
I've written
about Robert's work for the Australian fine art photography magazine (not
only) blue in issues #13 (“Stealing Beauty”) and #28 (“Hose That Man?”) and
I included his beautiful work in my book Self-Exposure: The Male Nude
Self-Portrait (Rizzoli/Universe, 2005). In addition to the male nudes
for which he is well known, he also photographs landscapes and portraiture. His
work has been included in exhibitions at Radiant Light Gallery (Portland, ME),
Wessel+O’Connor Gallery (New York City), and others.
PLEASE NOTE that the features I wrote about Robert's artwork and the photo of us together are NOT included as part of this auction, but are included for your reference and authentication.
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