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Gwen John: Quiet Paintings, Bold Life, Queer Legacy
BySelf Portrait, 1905-1906 Gwendolen Mary “Gwen” John (1876–1939) was a…
Rosa Bonheur: Art, Animals, and a Life Lived Outside the Lines
Edouard-Louis Dubufe, PORTRAIT OF ROSA BONHEUR WITH A BULL, 1857…
Grant Wood: Artist, Regionalist, and a Queer Midwestern Figure
Spring in Town, 1941 Grant Wood was an American painter…
Robert Indiana: Artist, Pop Icon, Gay Creative Voice
LOVE sculpture, Shinjuku, Japan, 2018 Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark,…
J.C. Leyendecker: The Queer Vision Behind America’s Iconic Imagery
J.C. Leyendecker in his studio, 1905 Who Was Leyendecker? Joseph…
Gertrude Käsebier: Pioneer of Portrait (Feminist) Photography
Florentine Boy, 1899 Gertrude Käsebier (1852–1934) was an American photographer…
Lili Elbe: Art, Transition, and Lasting Influence
Greek youth, 1903 Cross reference: https://gayriot.art/gerda-wegener-artist-queer-identity-love/ Lili Elbe was a…
Jean Cocteau: Artist, Visionary, and Queer Modernist
Jean Cocteau portrait by jacques emile blanche, 1910 Jean Cocteau…
Paul Cadmus: Clarity in an Unforgiving Century
Paul Cadmus built his career on accuracy. He worked in…
Sascha Schneider: The Queer Symbolist Who Painted Strength, Desire, and Defiance
Gefühl der Abhängigkeit / Feeling of Dependency, 1894 Want the…
