The prospect of getting naked in a classroom full of art students does seem intimidating, no matter your age—so what's it really like to be a nude figure model day in, day out?
Stripping down in front of a stranger. For some, that happens after a right swipe and a couple of cocktails. For others, it's a way of life. Quite literally.
"I can't think of any other profession in which a 40-something woman can take her clothes off and be celebrated and glorified as an artistic subject," says 48-year-old figure model Claudia Hajian.seem intimidating, no matter your age—so what's it really like to be a nude figure model day in, day out? Here's what six women had to say.Madeline is an actor who's wanted to model since college. Sometimes, her two occupations align.
Cornelia Graham was working in retail at old New York department store Gimbels. They folded in 1986 and she began working for a law firm. After that, she sought a job that offered more flexibility, something"a little less conventional." A former art student, she'd modeled in school to pay for supplies. Now, she's even traveled to New Mexico and Philadelphia for gigs. With a husband and two children, she's been able to raise a family in a"more or less traditional way.
Unlike the fashion modeling community, figure models are diverse in age, appearance, and vocation."You have everybody from students, actors, burlesque dancers, ballerinas, much older people who've been doing it for a long time, writers—there are a lot of people who like to sit up there and think about their writing, artists, and just characters...body builders," says Shapiro. An older male model she knows works as a professional Santa Claus during the winter.
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