Abstract
The Dennis McBride Collection of Gay Erotica (1960-2006) contains a selection of pornographic publications, three VHS tapes of erotic films, and photographic prints mail ordered from gay erotica or physique photography studios. The three studios represented in this collection are Alexander Studio, Sierra Domino Studio, and Third World Studio.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Dennis McBride Collection of Gay Erotica (1960-2006) contains a selection of pornographic publications, three VHS tapes of erotic films, and photographic prints mail ordered from gay erotica or physique photography studios. The three studios represented in this collection are Alexander Studio, Sierra Domino Studio, and Third World Studio.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Physique photography studios photographed models, often in the nude, attempting to capture their physique. Some studios were known for specializing in male erotic photography. Studios frequently sold photograph sets by mail order, which served as a referral service for models and photographers.
Alexander Studio, owned and operated by photographer David Alexander in New York, specialized in photographs of black men and interracial couples. Photographer Craig Calvin Anderson was active in San Francisco in the late-1960s and early-1970s, and his Sierra Domino Studio was known for being one of the first to publish erotic male nudes using only African-American models. Third World Studio, which operated out of Chicago, Illinois, was created in 1976 by photographer James L. Jaeger and also primarily photographed African-American male models.
Source:
Erotic and Physique Studios Photography Collection, Coll2014-051, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Preferred Citation
Dennis McBride Collection of Gay Erotica, 1960-2006. MS-00624. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2007 by Dennis McBride; accession number 2007-022.
Processing Note
In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Sarah Jones rehoused the materials, wrote the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.