Henri III, Étienne Dumonstier September 19, 1551 - Henri III, King of France: "Je ne suis pas une reine, espèce de con!" Catherine D' Medici (1519 – 1589) was the daughter of Lorenzo II de' Medici and Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne. She was a Florentine noblewoman … [Read more...]
Remembering “LOVE” Artist, Robert Indiana
”I was out to some but not to others. I certainly didn’t flaunt that aspect of my life. There were a few gay artists I knew socially, Warhol, and Rauschenberg, for instance, who was a neighbor near Coenties Slip in Lower Manhattan, where my first New York studio was located. But … [Read more...]
Now You Can Own a Never-Seen NFT from Pixel Pioneer Keith Haring
This month Christie's is auctioning NFTs of five never-seen Keith Haring pieces made on a computer given to him by Timothy Leary in 1986. Each is expected to … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Labor Day Edition, Gustave Caillebotte’s Homoerotic Paintings
Les Raboteurs De Parquet (1875) In 2010, a favorite chocolate company out of San Francisco had a series of candy bars with beautiful labels featuring Impressionist paintings from the De Young Museum's "Masterpieces From The Musee d’ Orsay" exhibit. One bar featured an … [Read more...]
Celebrating Sex Addict & Art Collector, Peggy Guggenheim
"My motto was 'Buy a picture a day' and I lived up to it." Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim (1898 - 1979) inherited a family fortune from her father and grandfather, who in the late 19th century made their money from mining metals, especially silver, copper and lead. Her mother's … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Decadent Artist, Aubrey Beardsley
1893 portrait of Beardsley by Frederick Hollyer, public domain August 21, 1872– Aubrey Beardsley: "If I am not grotesque, then I am nothing" Because of my keen interest in Oscar Wilde, in the early 1980s, my boyfriend, the man who would eventually become my … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Painter Jacques-Émile Blanche & Friends
1886 Portrait of Jacques-Émile Blanche by John Singer Sargent He was French but he also lived and worked in London. Jacques-Émile Blanche's father was a noted psychiatrist who ran a clinic where many of Blanche's sitters were clients. He was a talented painter of much charm, … [Read more...]
#Flashback1930: Betty Boop Cartoon Debuts 93 Years Ago!
August 8, 1930– Betty Boop Makes Her Debut Little Betty Boop was born, fully formed and fully sexual; a Jazz Age flapper, she was the creation of producer Max Fleischer and Grim Natwick, a veteran animator from Walt Disney Studios. She made a series of short films, … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Your Own Life While it’s Happening to You Never Has Any Atmosphere Until it’s a Memory.” – Remembering Andy Warhol on His Birthday
Bianchini gallery opening, 1963 Left to right: Bob Stanley, Ultra Violet, Andy Warhol, Paul Bianchini, public domain Andy Warhol (1928-1993) was an ardent, practicing Catholic of the Eastern Byzantine strain, going to mass every day. But, he was also a secular artist, a … [Read more...]
#RealEstatePorn: Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Open Their Home to ‘Architectural Digest’ – Watch
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend wanted an open and inviting space for their growing family and many friends, so they commissioned a redesign of their sleek Beverly Hills home. Via [Read more...]
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