McBride claimed that he wanted to show the beauty and innocence of sexuality, and that he had the consent of the models and their parents. The book featured photographs of nude children and teenagers, some of them engaged in sexual activities or posing with adults. Show Me! was intended to be an educational and honest guide to human sexuality, covering topics such as anatomy, reproduction, masturbation, homosexuality, contraception, and abortion. One of his most controversial works is Show Me!, a picture book of sex for children and parents that he published in 1974 with the help of psychologist Helga Fleischhauer-Hardt. He is best known for his candid and realistic images of young people, especially during puberty and adolescence. Will McBride (1931-2015) was an American photographer who lived and worked in Germany for most of his life. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.Will McBride's Show Me!: A Controversial Picture Book of Sex for Children and Parents Today, the artist’s work are held in the collections of the J. He died on Januin Berlin, Germany at the age of 84. Toward the end of his life, McBride switched his focus towards producing painting and sculpture. Many consider McBride’s working method as a forerunner to the visceral self-documentation seen later in the photographs of Nan Goldin and Wolfgang Tillmans. Serving in the Army brought him to Germany in the mid-1950s, after his tour of duty he settled in Berlin where he became fascinated with documenting the rapid rebuilding of West Germany and its effect on youth culture. Louis, MO, McBride studied privately with Norman Rockwell while attending the University of Vermont, before transferring to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and finishing his degree at Syracuse University in 1953. His work remains controversial for its frank and explicit depiction of sexuality, as evidenced in his Show Me! (1974) and Coming Of Age (1999) photobooks which were intended to educate children and adolescents about their developing bodies. Will McBride was an American artist known for his black-and-white photographs documenting youth culture in postwar Germany.
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