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Ed Lange (1920 - 1995) was a
nudist Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms ar ...
photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographe ...
, and a
publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...
of many nudist pamphlets and magazines showing the nudist lifestyle. __TOC__ As well as founding the publisher Elysium Growth Press, he was the founder and president of the
Elysium Institute Elysium (, ), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields ( grc, Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, ''Ēlýsion pedíon'') or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philos ...
in
Topanga Canyon Topanga () (Tongva: ''Topaa'nga'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located in the Santa Monica Mountains, the community exists in Topanga Canyon and the surrounding hills. The narrow s ...
,
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, and a Vice-President of the
International Naturist Federation The International Naturist Federation (INF) or Fédération naturiste internationale (FNI) or Internationalen Naturisten Föderation (INF) is the global umbrella organisation representing official national naturist societies. Membership The INF ...
. His
free love Free love is a social movement that accepts all forms of love. The movement's initial goal was to separate the state from sexual and romantic matters such as marriage, birth control, and adultery. It stated that such issues were the concern ...
ideals placed him in the
sexual revolution The sexual revolution, also known as the sexual liberation, was a social movement that challenged traditional codes of behavior related to sexuality and interpersonal relationships throughout the United States and the developed world from the 1 ...
movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He also was very active in the Western Sunbathing Association and in the first stirrings of the Free Beach movement in the 1960s in
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
. Lange was originally a fashion photographer who worked for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Life magazines as well as a studio photographer at Paramount and Conde Nast in Los Angeles. A few months before his death, he was named ''Citizen of the Year'' by the Topanga Chamber of Commerce.


Books

*''Family Naturism in Europe: A Nudist Pictorial Classic'' by Ed Lange *''Family Naturism in America: A Nudist Pictorial Classic'' by Ed Lange *''Fun in the Sun: Nudist and Naturist Living'' by Ed Lange (editor) *''"N" Is for Naked (Paperback)'' by Ed Lange *''Nudist Magazines of the 50s & 60s (The Nudist Nostalgia Series, Book 1)'' by Ed Lange, Stan Sohler. (pbk.: bk. 1) *''Nudist Magazines of the 50s & 60s (The Nudist Nostalgia Series, Book 2)'' by Ed Lange, Stan Sohler. (pbk.: bk. 2) *''Nudist Magazines of the 50s & 60s (The Nudist Nostalgia Series, Book 3)'' by Ed Lange, Stan Sohler. (pbk.: bk. 3) *''Nudist Magazines of the 50s & 60s (The Nudist Nostalgia Series, Book 4)'' by Ed Lange, Stan Sohler. (pbk.: bk. 4) *''Nudist Nudes'' by Ed Lange


Magazines

*"Ankh" *"Exposure & Design" *"Nude Lark" (evolved from "Nude Look") *"Nude Look" *"Nude Living" *"Nude Photography" *"Nudism Today" *"Nudist Adventure" *"Nudist Holiday" *"Sundial" *"Sundisk" (evolved from "Sundial") *"Sunrise" *"The Nudist Idea" *"Young and Naked"


See also

*The
American Association for Nude Recreation The American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) is a naturist organization based in the United States. The AANR is the largest, longest-established organization of its kind in North America. It was founded in 1931 and went under its previou ...
(AANR) *
Clothes free organizations The following is a list of social nudity organizations associated with naturism and nude recreation within a family-friendly, non-sexualized context. Major naturist organizations Worldwide * International Naturist Federation (INF) with regional ...
*
List of public outdoor clothes free places This is a list of public outdoor clothes-free areas for recreation. Includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or nude beaches), parks, clubs, regional organizations and some resorts. __TOC__ Regions * List of social nudity places in A ...
*
Naturism Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms ar ...
*
Nudism Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms a ...
*
Nudity in sport Nude recreation refers to recreational activities which some people engage in while nude. Historically, the ancient Olympics were nude events. There remain some societies in Africa, Oceania, and South America that continue to engage in everyday p ...
*
Public nudity Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing. The loss of body hair was one of the physical characteristics that marked the biological evolution of modern humans from their hominin ancestors. Adaptations related to h ...
*
Skinny dipping Nude swimming is the practice of swimming without clothing, whether in natural bodies of water or in swimming pools. A colloquial term for nude swimming is ''skinny-dipping''. In both British and American English, to swim means "to move through ...


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External links

* http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/ed-lange * http://www.paperbackswap.com/Ed-Lange/author/ Social nudity advocates 1920 births 1995 deaths People from Topanga, California Activists from California Photographers from California {{US-photographer-stub