"Bodywork" masseuses photographed for Nexus Magazine, circa January 1984
A black and white photo of five white men in a small room with a massage table. One of the men is demonstrating a massage technique (with the head and neck) on the one man laying down on the massage table, while the other three stand around the table and watch.
Publication date: 7 September 2022
File metadata
Metadata Object Description - Record Information
Record Identifier:
P557.422.m.r
Record Origin:
Photoshoot for Nexus Magazine, January 1984 edition with practitioners of the "Bodywork" massage technique
Record Creation Date:
2021-07-14
Description Standard:
MODS
Metadata Object Description
Title:
"Bodywork" masseuses photographed for Nexus Magazine, circa January 1984
Name:
Denise Lisa
Role:
Photographer
Type of Resource:
Digital image
Date Created:
1984
Date Accumulated:
2019-10-23
Extent and Media:
1200 x 728 pixels
Physical Form:
Film negative
Conditions Governing Access:
Open for research
Conditions Governing Reproduction:
© Nexus Magazine 1984. Lambda Archives of San Diego does not hold copyright to this item. It is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this item from the owner of copyright.
Scope and Content:
Denise Lisa photographed local masseuses who practiced "bodywork" style of massage for Nexus magazine circa January 1984. The corresponding article that was published in Nexus Magazine's January 1984 edition was titled "Maintain well-being through Bodywork" and was written by Tom Meyer, a bodywork masseuse.
Location of Originals:
Lambda Archives of San Diego
Alternative Form Available:
TIFF available upon request (info@lambdaarchives.org)
Material referenced:
L2019.15 Denise Lisa
Referencing material:
P557
Metadata Object Description - Notes
Biography or History:
Denise Lisa was a local photographer for San Diego Pride, The Gayzette Magazine and Nexus Magazine. Nexus had a very short run of 7 issues, released from October 1983 to April 1984. Most of the photos and negatives are related to Nexus articles.
Acquisition Information:
Donated to Lambda Archives by Denise Lisa.
Bibliography:
Meyer, T. (1984, January). Maintain well-being through Bodywork. Nexus Magazine, 1(4), 15–17.
Other descriptive data:
Bodywork (massage technique); Massage therapy; Massage--Therapeutic use; Therapeutic massage; Businesses -- LGBTQ; Nexus Magazine; Periodicals -- LGBT; Magazines -- LGBT