The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Nude

"The Nude." New-York Saturday Press, May 26, 1860, 2.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
commentary
Abstract

The critic Stedman expresses its displeasure at the portrayal of nudity in art. The Saturday Press counters by explaining how it is often tastefully done, and that a little nudity never hurt anyone after all.