Nude or Lewd:
The Story of Nudism in America
a documentary film by
Michael T.Fitzgerald, Jr.
Since the turn of the 19th century, men and women of all ages have been gathering together in the nude for fitness and leisure in a non-sexual, social environment.
This documentary investigates the history of social nudism in America, its struggles and achievements, its relationship to freedom in the USA, while examining its current state of affairs.
Naturism
Whether you refer to it as nudism or naturism, this subculture populated by laid-back, freedom-loving folk who enjoy socializing in their “birthday suits,” has come a long way since its foundation at the end of the Victorian Era.
Lifestyle
This lifestyle has appealed to bankers, politicians, clergymen, and celebrities. It attracts voyeurs, exhibitionists, and perverts —who are systematically removed from their ranks. It is also the “happy place” for a segment of average, law-abiding American families from all walks of life.
Famous Quotes
Famous Quotes
"Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages."
-Auguste Rodin
"If we were meant to be nude, we would have been born that way."
-Oscar Wilde
"If we were meant to be nude, we would have been born that way."
-Oscar Wilde
"Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no more. Modesty died when clothes were born. Modesty died when false modesty was born."
-Mark Twain
"What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?"
-Michelangelo
"Nudity is a state of fact; lewdity, to coin a phrase, is a state of mind."
-Paul Outerbridge
“There comes a day when my skin just wants to breathe and get out of my clothes.”
-Anthony T. Hincks
