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CRAIG COWAN (1947-1993)
Male nude (8).
Silver print, the image measuring 273.1x215.9 mm.; 10¾x8½ inches, the sheet 355.6x279.4 mm.; 14x11 inches, with Cowan's signature, date, and numerical notation 8, in pencil, on verso. 1992.

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Craig Cowan was a photographer in Los Angeles, most noted for his male nude studies. He died of complications related to AIDS in October, 1993.

Cowan's unique photographs overlay the golden ratio on classically-posed male nude figures. The juxtaposition invokes a relationship between the rigid geometrical lines and the more abstract, elusive figures.