The nude body in photographic archives: between access and concealment

  • Irene Gress Carrasco National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • Elke Köppen National Autonomous University of Mexico
Keywords: human body, nude, photography, cataloguing

Abstract

This article analyzes the photographed nude body as a perceptible document to be part of archives and the importance of its catalographic description to allow access. To this end, three examples belonging to Mexican archives are exposed and analyzed.

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Published
2025-04-29
How to Cite
Gress Carrasco, I., & Köppen, E. (2025). The nude body in photographic archives: between access and concealment. Documentación de Las Ciencias de la Información, 48, 117-124. https://doi.org/10.5209/dcin.95308