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NUDES

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Miss Floyd, 1924

NUDES

Hoppé’s female nudes are fascinating studies of form without the usual problematic aspects of male gaze. His respect for strong, independent women shines through this work. As always, his goal was to reveal character through these images, not to be prurient or objectify his subjects.

To appreciate the female form at its loveliest... one must see its possessor free, unfettered by clothes, as natural and unembarassed as Eve and Adam in the Garden of Eden.

– Anonymous, likely an uncredited E.O. Hoppé, accompanying his published photos

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