Sophia Corbin walked into room 420 of the Campbell building, face red and heart racing. There was a soft robe wrapped around her as she made her way to the ...

I’ve posed among ancient Mayan ruins in the Yucatán Peninsula, reclined across white sand beaches in Queensland, and balanced on rocks in a crystal-clear Irish lake at sunrise. I’ve looked out from ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In an asymmetrically-lit room with paint stains on the floor and stacked easels in ...

Good morning. They're among the “blue-collar workers of the arts,” one figure-drawing model told Hyperallergic Staff Writer Isa Farfan, describing long days of holding difficult poses that are a feat ...

Imagine sitting in the nude with someone squinting at you for hours, looking at each of your curves, valleys and rolls as a perplexing series of circles, triangles and lines. The removal of clothing ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. Assuming the Pose: An Introduction to Life Modeling ONE Assuming the Pose: An ...

Jennifer Fabos Patton knows that a true professional art model will not move­ even to scratch an itch. To some it might look like just sitting in a chair, but Jennifer says it’s grueling work, ...

Don Branagan takes great pride in his calendar and his busy schedule. As a full-time art model, he likes to book gigs as early as possible. But when COVID-19 hit, Don’s calendar suddenly dried up.

Over the years I’ve scrutinized, squinted at and visually dissected every inch of easily more than 100 naked humans. That’s because my passion is figure drawing, so I rack up a lot of hours staring at ...