This portrait of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy was painted by Aaron Shikler in 1970 and was placed on public display in the East Room in 1971 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1929- 1994) "There are two kinds of women, those who want power in the world and those who … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “That Queer, Penetrating Personality Was More Important Than His Shape, Which Could Be Easily Altered.” – James Whale
Boris Karloff, Whale and John J. Mescall on the set of Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) James Whale (1889 -1957) was a great film director, a true artist, and the subject of one of my favorite films, Bill Condon‘s Gods And Monsters (1998) with Sir Ian McKellen's masterful … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Madonna’s Favorite Painter, Tamara de Lempicka
Public Domain, Wikimedia Common ''I live life in the margins of society, and the rules of normal society don't apply to those who live on the fringe.'' Madonna is a collector of her work and has lent paintings to events and museums, and inspired her music videos for Open … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Jean Cocteau
1923 portrait, Wikimedia Commons, public domain July 5, 1889 - Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau: "Life is a horizontal fall." He was a poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. While still in his teens, Cocteau began to date older, well-connected … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1946, the Bikini is Introduced to the World
On July 5, 1946, the world's first bikini made its debut at a poolside fashion show in Paris. It is now so ubiquitous, it's difficult to believe how shocking it once was. When the bikini first arrived, its revealing cut scandalized even the French fashion models who were … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Pioneering American Theatrical & Literary Agent, Bessie Marbury
1922, Library of Congress, public domain June 19, 1856 - Elisabeth "Bessie" Marbury: "There is no intolerance in the world so great as the intolerance of tolerance, and no bigotry so excessive as the bigotry of the image breaker." Marbury is an important cultural figure … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Dandy/ Couturier/ Social Fixture/ Soldier/ Boulevardier, Bunny Roger
Via YouTube ScreenShot June 18, 1911 – Neil Munro "Bunny" Roger: Throughout history there have always been queens, but few compared to Bunny Roger. Roger was glib, quick-witted, fearless and a dandy to end all dandies. He was a war hero, yet his most famous … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Fashion Icon, Valentino
From Valentino: Last Emperor via YouTube May 11, 1932 - Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani: "I Love My Beauty. It's Not My Fault." I have always had a hard time wrapping my head around the notion of why it was so damn difficult to come out of the closet if you were a … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: ”I Am a Necessary Part of an Important Search to Which There is No End.” – Keith Haring.
Keith Haring (1958-1990) was among that first generation of gay men lost in the initial wave of the plague. He was diagnosed with HIV in late 1988, but he continued to produce his art until the very end, when he could hardly hold a pencil or brush. Haring's bold lines and … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaking Pioneer, Anita Loos
April 26, 1888 - Anita Loos: "I've always loved high style in low company." In films, a title card is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of filmed action sequences. They are used to convey character dialogue or provide descriptive and narrative material. … [Read more...]
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