1964, photo by Bob Adelman from WYPR via YouTube May 15, 1930 – Jasper Johns: "To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist." I have a passion for 20th century American Art. I just can't help it. Plus, I have a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: There Once Was An Old Queer Named Lear
May 12, 1812- Edward Lear: The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, 'O lovely Pussy! O … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Visionary Artist, Salvador Dalí
Courtesy of Salvador Dalí Foundation May 11, 1904 - Salvador Dalí "Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure – that of being Salvador Dalí." He was born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol. Salvador … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Artist, Cy Twombly
Photo montage via YouTube April 26, 1938 - Cy Twombly: "I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them." He was nicknamed "Cy" by his father, a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, after Cy Young, another famous pitcher. … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Leonardo da Vinci
April 15, 1452 - Leonardo da Vinci "Art is never finished, only abandoned." Self Portrait, 1512 Leonardo da Vinci was denied an education and a profession because he was born out of wedlock in 1452. One of the few professions available for the bastard son of a … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: The Residents of Long Crichel House by Edward La Bas
Interior at Long Crichel (1952) by Edward Le Bas, a group portrait of the four gay men living together In 1945, music critics Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Edward Sackville-West, art critic Raymond Mortimer, and Eardley Knollys, a painter and gallery owner, purchased together Long … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Cool Book Jackets by Cecil W. Bacon
Cecil W. Bacon, MSIA (1905 – 1992) was a British artist and illustrator who signed his work "CWB". He designed posters, magazine covers and book jackets. He studied at the Hastings School of Art. In 1926, he began working for an advertising agency in London, before turning … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: The Illustrations of Frederic Varady
Today's Woman, 1953 Frederic Varady (1908-2002) was an American illustrator born in Budapest. He escaped those nasty Nazis and immigrated to the USA in 1931. He lived and worked in New York City. Varady did illustrations for magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Good … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Artist, John Singer Sargent
With Madam X in his studio, photographer unknown, via Wikimedia Commons January 12, 1856– John Singer Sargent The question remains: Was he gay? I have always felt that I could tell from his work and sensitivities that he was gay, but we will probably really … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Artist / Writer, Emily Carr
December 13, 1871 – Emily Carr: You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone, yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming. Fiercely independent and complex, Emily Carr was a rebel, a recluse and an early feminist. Her … [Read more...]
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