Dian Hanson (born November 2, 1951) is an American magazine and book editor.

Career

Hanson began her publishing career as an

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editor, historian, and occasional model, helping found the 1970s hardcore journal ''Puritan'', then moving on to ''Partner'', '' OUI'', ''Adult Cinema Review'', ''Outlaw Biker'' and ''Big Butt'', among others. She was most famously the editor of ''

Juggs ''Juggs'' is a softcore pornography adult magazine published in the United States that specializes in photographs of women with large breasts. It has been described as "the magazine of choice for breast fetishism, breast men" by Jerry Saltz, ar ...

'' and ''

Leg Show ''Leg Show'' was an adult fetish magazine published in the United States which specialized in photographs of women in nylons, corsets, pantyhose, stockings and high heels. The magazine features pinup style photographs and articles geared toward ...

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magazines from 1987 to 2001.Joseph W. Slade, "Pornography and sexual representation: a reference guide III", Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, , p.900 Since 2001 Hanson has held the position of Sexy Book editor for art book publisher,

Taschen Taschen is a luxury art book publisher founded in 1980 by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne, Germany. As of January 2017, Taschen is co-managed by Benedikt Taschen and his eldest daughter, Marlene Taschen. History The company began as Tasch ...

, based in

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, in which capacity she writes or edits all the sexually oriented titles for the company. Recent books include ''

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: 50 Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior'' and ''The Big Penis Book.'' In an interview with magazine ''

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,'' Hanson speaks of her introduction to

Benedikt Taschen Benedikt Taschen (born 10 February 1961) is a German publisher and contemporary art collector. He is the founder and managing director of the publishing house Taschen, one of the most successful international publishers, with illustrated publ ...

in the early 1990s, and how she came to work for the publisher:

"I was editing Leg Show and Juggs, and Benedikt Taschen was my biggest German fan. He contacted me in 1993 or ‘94 and wanted to meet. He would come to New York and take me out to dinner and say, 'When are you going to work for me?' I would say, 'Never. I want to keep doing what I’m doing. I love pornography.' I didn’t mean to be a tease. I was just being honest. But he took it as a great challenge...The magazine field had been declining since 1997, and my publisher died in 2000. I love magazines, but I knew that change would come at some point. I had always known that Benedikt was going to be my future."

Hanson published her edited

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work '' The Big Butt Book'' in 2010, tracing the

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References

General references

"The Soho Love Goddess"
By Marshall Sella, January 31, 2000, ''

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'' magazine. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
"Editing by desire"
''

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'': The Magazine for Magazine Management, November 1, 1996, by Michael Kaplan. Retrieved 2007-08-08. *
"Dian Hanson"
by Ian Gray, Trax.it. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
"Crumb"
, film review by

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, November 20, 2005, ''

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''
"Dian Hanson"
by Michelle Golden, ''

Index Magazine ''index Magazine'' was a New York City-based publication with interviews with art and culture figures. It was created by Peter Halley and Bob Nickas in 1996, running until late 2005. Covering the burgeoning indie culture of the 1990s, ''Index'' ...

'', 2002. Also a
Index Magazine site
Retrieved 2007-08-08.

Interview by David Bowman about Hanson's book ''Naked as a Jaybird'', 2003-04-11,

Salon.com ''Salon'' is an American politically progressive and liberal news and opinion website created in 1995. It publishes articles on U.S. politics, culture, and current events. Content and coverage ''Salon'' covers a variety of topics, includ ...

. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
"The Reigning Queen"
by Bob Massey, ''

Baltimore City Paper ''Baltimore City Paper'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, founded in 1977 by Russ Smith and Alan Hirsch. The most recent owner was the Baltimore Sun Media Group, which purchased the pape ...

'', September 27, 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

External links

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