Welcome to BED’s Visual History Library. Download and use any of our curated images to illustrate your publications and brochures or use as visual aids spark new dialogues with students. Our visuals are either out of copyright or directly donated by artists who understand that BDSM educators may use them.
What’s New Here
New for February 2020 – Expanded and updated
New for October 2019 – A tribute to historic Scene figure, Belle du Jour
Our Permanent Collections
Mistress Michelle Peters Collection
A BED Curation Project. Launched August 2018, scheduled completion 2019
Bi/Pan/Poly/Queer Publications
Gay Leather Publications, 1960s-1990s
Gay Leather Publications, Part 2
Lesbian Kink/BDSM Publications
Historic Art, Illustrations and Photos
FemDom and Foot Fetish Art by Bruno Schulz
BDSM Illustrations, 1850s-1950s
Kinky and Queer Images from Greco-Roman Times
BDSM Studio Photos, 1890s-1950s
Contemporary Artists
Rich Stadtmiller: Rich’s Trove
Steve Sandler, Fetish Portraits
Vintage NLA Leather Contests
Mr. Chicago Leather 1991 via LA&M
International Mr. Leather 1987 via LA&M
Gloria’s BDSM Archives on Pinterest
Thousands of sexually historic photos from Gloria’s long-dismantled visual blog. This is a partial list of categories. Each link opens a new window for easy browsing on Pinterest.
BDSM/fetish Paperbacks and Pulps
Vintage Sexploitation Magazines
Rules for Using BED Images
All images in the BED Visual Library are —
free for your use in brochures, flyers, publication, websites, or to project on a screen when you’re teaching.
All images were either —
donated by the artist, royalty-free. A biography and contact information is listed on each artist’s page.
OR
copyright-free old images collected and archived by Dr. Brame, illustrating BDSM in history. All photos in this category have gone out of copyright and are free to use without restrictions.
Link to BED (bededucators.gloriabrame.com) appreciated but not required.
How to Submit Images
The BED Visual Library welcomes donations of high-quality, royalty free images from contemporary BDSM/kink/Fetish artists in all web-friendly media (illustrations, photos, digital art, images of paintings, performance, or sculptures, etc.). You must hold the copyright to the work (i.e., original artist or owner). Add a watermark or credit to each photo you submit. Please submit images at high resolution, full-size, in jpg or png form. Include your bio and any links you’d like us to use so we can send people to your sites. All photos must be PG-rated: no explicit nudity, consenting adults (21+) only. No non-SSC/RACK content allowed. Queries to: gloria@gloriabrame.com