{"product_id":"loving-2","title":"Loving II: More Vintage Photographs of Men in Love, 1850–1950","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning new companion to \u003ci\u003eLoving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850–1950\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), featuring all new photographs from the Nini-Treadwell collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoving II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the sequel to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLoving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850s– 950s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is a stunning collection of vintage vernacular photographs of romantic male couples. Drawn from the Nini-Treadwell Collection of over 4000 photos, some as much as 175 years old, the selection conveys the unadulterated joy – longed for by all of us and recognizable to anyone – of being in love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarting from the earliest years of photography and continuing through the 1950s, this collection comprises daguerreotypes, silver gelatins, tintypes, ambrotypes, snap shots, and many more. The subjects come from all walks of life: soldiers, farmers, students, the young and the old, the poor and the affluent. These photographs were taken when being recognized as gay was to risk retribution, ridicule, banishment, imprisonment, and possibly death. They remained locked away during their subjects’ lifetimes for their very survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscovered in a variety of ways, sometimes tucked away in antique shops and flea markets, they had slipped into the cracks of photographic history before being added to the Nini-Treadwell Collection one at a time, over a 25-year period. These courageous couples, from so long ago, who took and protected these photos, could not have imagined that one day their mementos of love would appear in a book that has been embraced all over the world. So much so that a second volume was necessary. These couples sent a message to the future. The question now is, what message will we send?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, 336 pages, 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11 x 8.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/ACC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46944034881714,"sku":"978-8874394456","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/8155\/9218\/files\/Loving-II-book-cover_1000x_9c63dcd9-9d5b-4d9e-b14f-ab5e02692a52.jpg?v=1767809043","url":"https:\/\/museumstore.sfmoma.org\/nl\/products\/loving-2","provider":"SFMOMA Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}