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Dianora Niccolini
A slender young beauty from Florence, Italy, she began her affair with art photography working as an assistant for one of the craft's most enduring talents, Arthur Fellig, better known as Weege. From this innocuous beginning she went on to become one of the most prominent forces in art photography, influencing such powerhouses as Robert Mapplethorpe and garnering international acclaim for her fine art nudes, specifically her male nudes.

When she was not avoiding his advances, Dianora Niccolini actually learned quite a bit about photography from Weege. That apprenticeship combined with her having grown up Florence, a city famed for its marvelous statues, many of which are muscular, naked, male figures, helped propel her toward her life's work in photography and working with the nude in particular. Her interest in shooting males in the nude was borderline scandalous thirty years ago, most deeming the male body fit only for homosexual and pornographic material. Dianora persevered and fought through this stigma finally earning a showing of her work at the Third Eye Gallery in New York City. It was 1975. The exhibit got wonderful reviews and the acceptance of the male nude as a legitimate artistic subject for modern-day photographers was off to a great start, paving the way for such superstars as Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Greg Gorman, Bruce Weber, Nan Goldin, and perhaps even laid the foundation for the notorious Calvin Klein ads in the 1980's that utilized scantily clad hunks photographed in an beautiful, artistic style that was quite similar to Niccolini's.

Numerous exhibits and published anthologies that have included Dianora's nudes have unquestionably confirmed both her genius and her contribution to the medium. David Leddick's book, The Male Nude, specifically helped to cement her reputation for classic yet daring portrayals of the male body, and she remains an active and ultra-influential force in the art world today. For a complete listing of Ms. Niccolini's exhibitions and anthologies please see her website, www.DianoraNiccolini.com.
 
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Big Fun With Billy | Men In focus | Women of Vision | American Black Beauty
 
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06-04  Untitled Exhibit (Male Nudes)
 
 
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