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Prostitutes in the fruitbowl

19 June 2019 by Chelsea Nichols

Explores the use of medlar fruits as symbols for prostitution in 17th century Dutch still life painting

Categories: Curiosities, Historical Art • Tags: art history, food, fruit, Historical Art, prostitute, symbolism

E.J. Bellocq's photograph of Storyville prostitute with scratched out face.

EJ Bellocq and the Storyville prostitutes

12 November 2011 by Chelsea Nichols

Categories: history • Tags: art, erotic, history, photography, prostitute, unsettling

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