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...]
#QueerQuote: “Ignorance, Allied with Power, is the Most Ferocious Enemy Justice Can Have.” – James Baldwin
Baldwin (right of center) with Charlton Heston (left) and Marlon Brando (right) at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; with Sidney Poitier (rear) and Harry Belafonte (right of Brando) also in the crowd. Photo via Wikimedia Commons, public … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “I Think the Republican Party Should be Placed in Drydock and Have the Barnacles Scraped Off Its Bottom.” – Tallulah Bankhead
Today we celebrate the birthday of Miss Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968). I am a gay man of a certain age, and in my time, in my tribe, telling Tallulah stories and imitating the famed personality was de rigueur at brunches and parties. But, nowadays, do the kids even know who she … [Read more...]
Was George Bernard Shaw an Early Gay Rights Activist?
1936, public domain George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950): "If You Want to Tell People the Truth, Make Them Laugh, Otherwise They'll Kill You." Shaw is one of my favorite figures in history. He was a man of Theatre and Film, a vegetarian, a Socialist, and a rabble … [Read more...]
New Doc ‘Nightclubbing’ Showcases Legendary NYC Punk Venue Max’s Kansas City
Punk rock's queer-friendly origins can be traced to the back room at Max's Kansas City, where The New York Dolls, Jayne County, Iggy Pop, and the cutting edge of punk mingled with Warhol and the artsy crowd. Check out the trailer for Danny Garcia's [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...]
#QueerQuote: “Love is a Striking Example of How Little Reality Means to Us.” – Marcel Proust
Photograph by Otto Wegener, 1882, public domain via Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust's (1871- 1922) quote is better in French, but then most things are: "L'amour est un exemple frappant de la façon dont la petite réalité nous paraît." I have often thought of … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “…. So You Direct a Couple of Successful Pictures with Women Stars, Suddenly You’re a ‘Woman’s Director’.” – George Cukor
1946 MGM publicity shot, Creative Commons, public domain George Cukor (1899- 1983) led a private life that wasn't so private in Hollywood. His Sunday afternoon pool parties were legendary, having been described in detail by some of the party guests, including gay writer John … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Frida Kahlo
July 6, 1907 - Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón: "I paint myself because I am often alone, and I am the subject I know best." Queer artist Frida Kahlo is one of the most iconic Mexicans of all time. When I hear the word Mexico, I think of her first. Her brilliant paintings … [Read more...]
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