George quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man who forged several successful careers, yet never enjoyed mainstream fame. Jun 01, 2003 the art of george quaintance deserves much better treatment than this book offers. George quaintance lived and worked during an era when homosexuality was repressed, when his joyful paintings and physique photos could not depict a penis. In the collection the authors explained that he was. George quaintance 19021957, the master painter of the male physique, was out in an age when out was not only risky, but largely illegal. His images of idealized masculine bodies set the blueprint for a gay aesthetic that would become universal and inspire the work of artists like tom of finland, james bidgood, and pierre et gilles his paintings, prints, and drawings.
Using historical settings to justify the nudity or distance the subjects from modern society, his art featured idealized muscular, seminude or nude male figures. Complete reprint of physique pictorial, 19511964, koln, taschen, 1997. Valentine hooven iiis book, beefcake published by benedikt taschen verlag features a quaintance on the cover, a short synopsis of his life and a few color reproductions. The short life of an american art pioneer, the only complete, authoritative biography of quaintance ever written.
The 166page soft cover book printed in large format featured the quaintance painting point loma on its cover and numerous color images of his artworks and photography. The art of george quaintance new holland publishers. Quaintance by dian hanson meet your next favorite book. George quaintance 19021957, was a master painter of the male physique and openly gay in an age where being out was not only risky, but largely illegal. The art of george quaintance reed massengill, dian hanson. The art of george quaintance by dian hanson, reed massengill.
May 26, 2011 buy 2012 george quaintance large wall calendar taschen large wall calendar wal by taschen, dr angelika, taschen isbn. George quaintance 19021957, lived and worked during an era when homosexuality was repressed, when his joyful paintings and physique photos could not depict a penis. The short life of an american art pioneer is the only comprehensive look at the artists life available today. This was a herculean task in itself because he only produced less than sixty paintings in his lifetime, and many were simply traded or sold to private collectors. He was a vaudeville dancer, coiffeur designer, window dresser, magazine cover artist, photographer, portraitist, and ultimately, the first great physique artist. An exhibition of original artwork by george quaintance 1902 1957 available for acquisition buysell. George quaintance june 3, 1902 november 8, 1957 was an american artist, famous for his idealized, strongly homoerotic depictions of men in mid20thcentury physique magazines. Available for sale from taschen, george quaintance, untitled portrait ca. Long before tom of finland, there was george quaintance. George quaintance is the gay artist who taught tom of finland. Taschen celebrates homoerotica and illustration king george. Quaintance multilingual edition by reed massengil, dian hanson. The flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance.
Including photographs and his complete oil paintings, the book traces the artists biography and remarkable life. As the preeminent male physique artist of the 1940s and early 50s, quaintances work for magazines such as physique pictorial, demigods and body beautiful inspired a generation of artists like tom of finland, harry bush, etienne and countless others. George quaintance june 3, 1902 november 8, 1957 was an american artist, famous for his. The flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance george quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man who forged several successful careers, yet never enjoyed mainstream fame. The flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance jul 3, 2015 aug 31, 2015. The flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance artsy. The title of this book is quaintance and it was written by reed massengill, dian hanson editor. Your hosts, john waybright and ken furtado, are the authors of quaintance.
Art of george quaintance in erotica erotica erotica at. Like most fans of this unique artist, i became acquainted with quaintance through reprints of the old amg athletic model guild magazine. It was published in late 2010 by taschen, but since it was rather expensive. Work that made george quaintance the most popular and successful physique artist of his time, and one of its most intriguing figures. It was published by taschen and has a total of 156 pages in the book. In an era before stonewall, the sexual revolution, gay rights and the aids crisis, quaintance and his highcamp erotic art existed in a demimonde of borderline legality. Just in time for the holidays, the art book experts at taschen are releasing the art of george quaintance. The art of george quaintance deserves much better treatment than this book offers. Our book fills a cultural, historical and academic void for this seminal 20th century artist. Available for sale from taschen, george quaintance, egyptian wrestlers oil. Upcoming exhibition celebrates the homoerotic work of george. Before tom of finland, etienne, or harry bush, there was george quaintance.
Read more on marshall shores visit to the taschen gallerys show titled the flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance here. Binding is tight, the edges and corners are sharp, and interior is clean and free of markings. In the other half of the gallery every collectors edition ever made is on display. Parents need to know that george is a book about a transgender fourthgrader who increasingly learns to be herself and to tell others about her secret.
I mean this george had balls, literally and figuratively, creating this hot and horny kind of imagery way back in the day. Lightly bumped to the top left and righthand corners. Valentine hooven iiis book, beefcake published by benedikt taschen verlag features a quaintance on the cover, a short synopsis of his life and a. Jun 24, 2015 manolo, 1952 left and havusu creek, 1948.
George quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man who forged several. Seventy years since the creation of his first physique painting the masculine fantasy world created by quaintance, populated by greek gods, latin lovers, lusty cowboys. Quaintance by reed massengill, dian hanson 9783836507325. Art of george quaintance in erotica erotica erotica at strand. Those pictured include bob mizer foundation president dennis bell. See more ideas about gay art, male figure and american artists.
In 2010 taschen released a book of quaintances work. George quaintance the first gay celebrity toms blog. Taschens new book,quantaince, traces this remarkable life and splashes out his colorful paintings for all the world to see. Taschens quaintance traces his remarkable life story and reintroduces his colorful, kitschy and culturally resonant paintingsworks that made george quaintance the most popular and successful physique artist of his time, and one of its most intriguing figures. Taschen books monograph on quaintance pulls together his art in an xxl format.
Some people, such as georges brother, assume george is gay, but she says she doesnt know who she liked, really, boys or girls. The erotic paintings of george quaintance are campy, kitschy, culturally significant and quite beautiful. Nevertheless, their controversial gay content and message prevented quaintance from being. George quaintance is the gay artist who taught tom of. George quaintance creates a veritable gay cowboy paradise where every man has the perfect looks and body, rodeos are for tyin and wranglin boys, the sun always shines, and every mesa is the garden of sweden. George quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man who forged several successful careers, yet never enjoyed.
Quaintance paintings, depicting idealized scenes of masculine interaction, were often featured on the covers. Aug 20, 2015 furtado stuck to his guns and, quaintance. The book deals with sexual identity, but theres no sexual activity. Buy 2012 george quaintance large wall calendar taschen large wall calendar wal by taschen, dr angelika, taschen isbn. Philippe safavi the flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance george quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man who forged several successful careers, yet. Taschens quaintance traces his remarkable life story and reintroduces his. Some kids taunt george, and shes called a freak and gets punched by a school bully. This book traces his life story and reintroduces his colorful. Taschen s quaintance traces his remarkable life story and reintroduces his colorful, kitschy and culturally resonant paintings works that made george quaintance the most popular and successful physique artist of his time, and one of its most intriguing figures. His images of idealized masculine bodies set the blueprint for a gay aesthetic that would become universal and inspire the work of artists like tom of finland, james bidgood, and pierre et gilles. The art of george quaintance reed massengill, dian.
Melissa uses the class play charlottes web to show her mom that she is a girl by switching roles with her best friend, and playing. Along the way, she finds many supportive advocates, but her greatest ally is her best friend, kelly. George quaintance was an american erotic artist who smuggled homoerotic imagery in paintings that supposedly celebrated muscular male physiques. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Taschens quaintance traces his remarkable life story and reintroduces his colorful, kitschy and culturally resonant paintings works that made george quaintance the most popular and successful physique artist of his time, and one of its most intriguing figures. Celebrates the homoerotic work of george quaintance book art, celebrities. Bob mizer foundation volunteer art adams shot these photos at the recent model directory book signing in beverly hills. Taschen is world famous for books like quaintance, and the complete reprint of physique pictorial, but also for our stunning collectors editions.
Taschens book quaintance, traces his remarkable life story and reintroduces his colorful, kitschy and culturally resonant paintings. Please return to this page for updated news and images of the george quaintance project. George is a childrens novel about a young transgender girl written by american author alex gino. The novel tells the story of melissa, a middle school girl who is unable to be herself to the rest of the world. Beverly hills taschen book signing photos bob mizer foundation. Taschen gallery proudly announces the opening of the flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance, the first public show of works by this culturally significant artist. Taschen s quaintance traces his remarkable life story and reintroduces his colorful, kitschy and culturally resonant paintingsworks that made george quaintance the most popular and successful physique artist of his time, and one of its most intriguing figures.
The taschen gallery just opened an exhibition of quaintances amazing paintings in a show called the flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance. George quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man who forged. He was a vaudeville dancer, coiffeur designer, window dresser, magazine cover artist, photographer, portraitist, and ultimately, the first great physique. George quaintance isnt a household name like tom of finland, but he is a queer artist you need to know about. Upcoming exhibition celebrates the homoerotic work of. They would especially like to hear from owners of quaintance paintings or sculptures.
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