Tag Archives: Portraits

1680: Indiscreet

Posted on December 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

In [Renaissance] France homosexuality was long deemed a caprice reserved to the nobility, the intellectual and artistic elite, and the princes of the Church. To be sure, other classes are known to have been involved, but their activity tended to … Continue reading →

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2015: Clubfoot

Posted on November 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Charlie Carroll: Portrait of Clubfoot 2 (2015)

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1935: Fixing her Hair

Posted on November 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Serge Sudeikin: Fixing her Hair (Ruby Elzy in “Porgy and Bess,” 1935) (1935) (listen)

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1964: Satyrs MC

Posted on November 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Members of the Satyrs Motorcycle Club at Salton Sea in southern California, 1964; founded in 1954, the club is the oldest continuously operating gay organization in the United States.

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1998: ½

Posted on November 20, 2017 by corvusfugit

Zhang Huan: ½ (1998)

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1981: Fearless

Posted on November 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Art Kane: Tim Curry (1981). Fearless is the title of Curry’s 1979 album; listen to a track here.

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1973: Bikers Take a Break

Posted on November 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Roland L. Freeman: Bikers Take a Break. Sunday Afternoon in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland, September 1973 (source)

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19th Century: Fake

Posted on November 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

     Originally believed to be a contemporaneous portrait of Edward VI of England (1537-53), this painting was revealed to be a fake when X-rays showed the image of an anonymous Dutch girl hiding behind the boy king. Her clothing suggests … Continue reading →

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1807: The Westwood Children

Posted on November 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Joshua Johnson: The Westwood Children (c. 1807)

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1917: Meet the New Boss

Posted on November 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

     “A portrait of Tsar Nicholas II was discovered during the restoration of a full-size painting of the 1917 October Revolution leader Vladimir Lenin. The image was ‘hidden’ for the last 90 years beneath water-soluble paint on the back of … Continue reading →

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