Boyce sued Weber and claimed Weber touched him inappropriately during a 2014 shoot, The Cut reported. Fine cream cloth boards with white recessed titles in near fine dust jacket protected in mylar (small closed tear at lower edge). It may seem somewhat singular to say that a book of male nudes by a gay photographer deals with innocence, particularly when the photographer was roundly criticized by many for his commercial images delineating the sensual beauty of the male body as well as — and even more so — those depicting what some termed a “teen-age drug culture,” but there you have it. It was already a relatively rare photography book and this recent publicity has increased both its selling cost and decreased its availability. Not only is it interesting, but it helps me to spot trends in the rare book world – for example, I saw two copies of the same title sold yesterday.

The cases were settled and Weber denied all accusations, but many of his former brands will no longer work with him.They claimed “unnecessary nudity and coercive sexual behavior” had happened during professional shoots. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. He first rose to fame for his barely-there Calvin Klein ads that took the fashion industry by storm in the 1980s and 90s. Dust jacket VG, rubbing to edges and corners, and rubbed at spine folds, mildy soiled and foxed with two small indentations on front cover, see photos. White Hot makes it clear that photographer Bruce Weber (and his book Bear Pond—more on that in a sec) was the brains and inspiration behind the marketing campaign.

It contained 100 of Weber’s photographs, comprised of landscape shots and figure studies (some NSFW).

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. There is no escaping that this book (published, incidentally, in 1990 to benefit the AIDS Resource Center in New York) celebrates a vision at once romantic and fundamentally spiritual.

I have used common breathing exercises and professionally photographed thousands of nude models over my career, but never touched anyone inappropriately,” he said in a statement, the outlet reported.In 2017 Weber was sued by former models over claims of sexual harassment during their shoots in the 90s. Weber was openly gay, and Bear Pond was published to benefit the AIDS Resource Center in New York, according to the review. And in 2017, models started to come forward with claims of sexual harassment and assault against the photographer.

A lifelong love of the written word brought her to Biblio and she happily spends her days talking about books and delving into the wide world of antiquarian books. Weber settled both Boyce's lawsuit and the lawsuit filed by the group of five models, according to Page Six.

And this book was originally made to benefit the AIDS Resource Center in NYC, so what's not to love? Light rubbing wear to corners and edges of jacket, small surface tear to top front corner of jacket, tight and unmarked. Just one month later, 15 current and former models came forward and accused Weber of sexual harassment, per The New York Times.