{"product_id":"folk-porn-anonymous-1940s-sex-drawings-paperback-1","title":"Folk Porn: Anonymous 1940s Sex Drawings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison M. Gingeras\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an abandoned storage unit in Philadelphia, a collector discovered more than 150 works on paper by a presumably self-taught artist. The works fall into distinct groups--pencil drawings that are often sexual jokes, explicit watercolor scenes, and drawings on mimeograph paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClues to the identity of the artist and the timeframe in which the works were made are embedded in the materials. The ledger paper and safety protocol forms that presumably he used as a support bear the letterhead of the well-known Philadelphia chemical manufacturing company Rohm \u0026amp; Haas, established in 1909. A partially affixed mailing label on the back of one of the drawings gives a Philadelphia address and indicates \"foreman\" as the addressee. The date 1955 is written on the back of another drawing. The clothing and hairstyles depicted seem to date from the 1940s and 1950s. A search in the company's archives turns up a staff photograph from 1931 listing numerous foremen who might be the author of this erotic cache.\u003c\/p\u003eAlmost certainly made for his own personal amusement and titillation, the Philadelphia Foreman's erotic drawings are a rare and fascinating time capsule of American folk porn.-Excerpt from Mousse Magazine \u003ci\u003eFolk Porn, Sexual Anxiety and American Masculinity: The Philadelphia Foreman\u003c\/i\u003e by Alison M. Gingeras\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.8 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340329795833,"sku":"9798986197524","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/zrswIuLnHl9798986197524_2eb8e5f8-e198-4bfd-ad89-462a17f4ac10.webp?v=1769692931","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/folk-porn-anonymous-1940s-sex-drawings-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}