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Wilhelm von Plüschow: Artist, Outlaw, and the Question That Won’t Go Away
ByNaked man in front of a tree, 1930 There’s a…
John Singer Sargent: Through an LGBTQ+ Lens
Croquis d’Emilio Bassi, before 1917 John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) is…
Sarah Bernhardt: Queer Icon Who Invented the Modern Celebrity
Sarah Bernhardt by Paul Nadar, 1878 Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) was…
Robert Rauschenberg: Art, Queerness, and Cultural Impact
Robert Rauschenberg, Stedelijk retrospective, Amsterdam, 1968 Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008) was…
Edward Burra: Painting Queer Life in the Shadows
Dockside Cafe Marseilles, 1929 Edward John Burra (1905–1976) was an…
Tove Jansson: Building a Queer Moomin World in Plain Sight
Tove Jansson, 1954 Tove Marika Jansson was born in 1914…
Claude Cahun: Identity, Art and Legacy
Self-Portrait, from Bifur, no 5, 1930 Claude Cahun (born Lucy…
Gerda Wegener: Artist, Queer Identity and Love
At the mirror (estimated 1931-1936) Cross reference: https://gayriot.art/lili-elbe-art-transition-and-lasting-influence/ Gerda Wegener…
Touko Valio Laaksonen (Tom of Finland): Male Erotic Art At A crucial Moment
Physique Pictorial was a beefcake magazine published by and containing…
Marsden Hartley: Karl von Freyburg, and the Hidden Language of Queer Love in Modern Art
Portrait of a German Officer, Marsden Hartley, 1914 Marsden Hartley…
