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THE ARCHIVE is the official journal of the Leslie/Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art and it is published four times a year. The journal is made possible in part by a generous grant from the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust.

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No. 40: Fall 2011 This issue of THE ARCHIVE is entirely underwritten by a generous grant from the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.
Fall-2011-the Archive

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Inside...

OBSCURED, NOT HIDDEN, FROM HISTORY:
A QUEER MUSEUM POPS UP IN SOHO, 4
By Scott Moore

LESBIAN FEMINIST PHOTOGRAPHY, 10
By Ilana Eloit

RECENT DONATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS, 14
By Wayne Snellen

BRIGHT LIGHTS, NEW YORK'S QUEER CITY, 15
By Thomas Bistriz

VINCENZO GALDI (1871-1961):
FIRST PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE HOMOEROTI, 18
By Douglas Blair Turnbaugh

EMERGING ARTIST PROFILE: JUSTIN VIOLIN, 20
BY Seth Clark Silberman

THE MANNEQUIN'S MEDITATION, 22
By Go-Go Van Go

 

No. 39: Summer 2011 This issue of THE ARCHIVE is entirely underwritten by a generous grant from the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.
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FORTHCOMING FROM LLGAF:
FERNANDO CARPANEDA IS A QUEER PUNK AND HE IS FREE, 4
By Thomas Bistriz

CONNECTING STANLEY STELLAR WITH THE BEAUTY OF ALL MEN, 8
By Seth Clark Silberman

RECENT DONATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS, 16
By Wayne Snellen

LEARNING TO READ MIXED MESSAGES FOR VISUAL AIDS, 17
By Seth Clark Silberman

YOUNG AND GAY UNDER THE EYES OF THE OTHERS, 19
By Ilana Eloit

EMERGING ARTIST PROFILE: CRAIG SEYMOUR, 21

 

No. 38: Spring 2011 This issue of THE ARCHIVE is entirely underwritten by a generous grant from the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.
No. 38

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A CONVERSATION WITH AMOS BADERTSCHER, 4
By Craig Seyour

PRIVACY, PUBLICITY, PHOTOGRAPHY: PRESENTING LUIGI & LUCA, PONDERING PRIVATE ALBUM, 8
By Seth Silberman

RECENT DONATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS, 14
By Wayne Snellen

ON THE ROAD: THE LLGAF TRAVELS FOR HIDE/SEEK, 17
By Jerry Kajpust

MADE VISIBLE: CYNDY WARWICK'S QUEER PORTRAITS, 18
By M.C. Ingram

SINGING THE PRAISES OF MAKING THE BOYS, 20
By Thomas Bistritz

EMERGING ARTIST PROFILE: GIO BLACK PETER, 22

 

No. 37: Winter 2011 This issue of THE ARCHIVE is entirely underwritten by a generous grant from the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.
Archive No. 37

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Inside...

PASTA PRIVAVERA (Revised Version), 4
By Sur Rodney (Sur)

THE THREE GRACES FINDS A HOME, 8
By Jonathan Weinberg

RECENT DONATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS, 10
Compiled by Wayne Snellen

THE. TITOLO, HALF A CENTURY OF NON-NORMATIVE CREATION, 12
By Ilana Eloit

WHAT YOU SEE: CASS BIRD TAKES ON GENDER, 15
By MC Ingram

THE CELEBRATION OF QUEER PLAY, 17
By Seth Clark Silberman

A MEMORY OF MARION 1935-2010, 22
By Charles W. Leslie

 

No. 36: Fall 2010 This issue of THE ARCHIVE is entirely underwritten by a generous grant from the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.

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Jock of all Trades, by James Saslow, 4

Background to an Exhibition, or Why Only Now do we get a gay show in a national museum? by Jonathan David Katz, 8

Transgressive Expression: Castrating the Paradigm of Manhood, by Katie Liederman, 14

Ripp Bowman, by Daniel Kitchen, 18

Obstacles that Facilitate Expression: The Erotic Art of Frank Sheehan, by M. Stephen Doherty, 21

 

No. 35: 2010 This issue of THE ARCHIVE is entirely underwritten by a generous grant from the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.

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Inside...
The 2010 Great LGBTQ Photo Show
By Enrico Gomez, 2

Book Review
Welcome Home: Building the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival
By Katie Liederman, 12

Tai Lin: Beyond Black and White
By Jerry Kajpust, 13

Photographies. Du Temps Perdu
By Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, 17

We are Everywhere. Thoughts on Embodiment: Portraits of Queer Life in America
By Molly Landreth and Amellia Tovey, 19

 
No. 34: 2010 This issue of THE ARCHIVE is entirely underwritten by a generous grant from the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.

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DRAWN TOGETHER. DRAWINGS OF MEN TOGETHER & DRAWINGS OF MEN DRAWING TOGETHER, 2
By Christian Bain

JOHN BURTON HARTER. ARTIST AND MODEL, 6
By Jay Boda

THE WARREN CUP. THE GAY GRAIL ACHIEVED, 10
By Douglas Blair Turnbaugh

 

CORA LAMBERT. FIRST WOMAN ON LLGAF'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 12
By Jerry Kajpust

WHEN GIRLS WERE BOYS AND BOYS WERE GIRLS. JEN P. HARRIS AND GRACE MOON TALK ABOUT THEIR ART, 13
By Grace Moon

KLAUS ENRIQUE GERDES. CREATING CONNECTIONS TO THE WORLD, 16
By Jerry Kajpust

REVEALED. THE TRADITION OF MALE HOMOEROTIC ART, 18
By Robert Diamond

 
No. 33: 2010 This edition is entirely made possible by a generous grant from the JB Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.

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Inside...
SELDOM SEEN, 2
By Jay Boda

NEVER SEEN, 7
By Rob Hugh Rosen

 

BEHIND THE NAKED VISAGE, 8
By Jerry Kajpust

KIRK VAUGHN-ROBINSON, 10
By Jerry Kajpust

RECENT ACQUISITIONS & DONATIONS, 11
By Wayne Snellen

No. 32: 2009 This edition is entirely made possible by a generous grant from the JB Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.

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MAKING MECCA: RINK'S EARLY SAN FRANCISCO PHOTOS
by Jonathan David Katz
Talk to just about anyone in the queer community in San Francisco, and they know Rink, at least by reputation...read more>>

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BOOK REVIEW— UNCOVERED: RARE VINTAGE MALE NUDES
by Daniel Kitchen & Jay Boda
In the title of Reed Massengill's tenth and latest book the word "uncovered" refers to two of his life's passions: collecting photographs of nude men and rescuing any of those images that might be hidden in the attic or basement...read more>>


NEW WINDOW GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS EMERGING ARTISTS
by Jay Boda
On July 16 [2009], a merry group of queer folk could be seen in front of the Leslie/Lohman Gallery...read more>>

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L/L HOSTS PASSION: LESBIAN VISIONS 2009
"In seven short years and a miniscule budget, Fresh Fruit Festival has established itself as an important cultural event..." read more>>

No. 31: 2009 This edition is entirely made possible by a generous grant from the JB Harter Charitable Trust. THANK YOU.

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  • Weiermair Presents Silombria. By Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, 5
  • Michael Harwood Wants You on His Kitchen Table. An interview by
    Nelson Santos, 7
  • The Lesbian Photograph. By Laura Mazza, 9
  • Farsad Labbauf an Art of Integration. By Jerry Kajpust, 11
  • The Life Drawing and Fantasy Art of Michael Mitchell. By Earl Carlile, 13
  • Jorge Alvarez 1953-2007 Provocative Muralist and Master Draftsman.
    By Randall Harris, 15
  • Recent Donations. Compiled by Wayne Snellen, 17
  • The Fresh Fruit Awards Honors Charles Leslie and Fritz Lohman. By Jed Ryan, 18
  • Chuck Nitzberg and His Art. By Jay Boda, 19
  • Two Face Satin The Art of Rob Raphael. By Tom Saettel, 22
No. 30: 2009 This edition is made possible by a generous grant from the JB Harter Charitable Trust

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In this issue you will find these articles:

Treasures of Gay Art by Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, 5
Stanley Stellar--Gay Photographer and Artist by Jay Boda, 7
Keith Vaughn--The Life and Times of a Neo-romantic Artist
by Jerry Kajpust, 9
The English Arcadian by Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, 11
Grace Moon--Radical, Innovator, Artist by Jennifer Edwards, 13
Recent Donations and Acquisitions compiled by Wayne Snellen, 16
"Renaissance Man" Joins Leslie/Lohman Board of Directors by Scott Runyon, 17
George Daniell--Photographer 1911-2002 by James J. Shields, 18
Rene Capone and Hedgehog Boy--Out to Save the World Intereiw
by Nelson Santos, 20
Seraphim--Photographs by Douglas Turnbaugh Interview by Bill Caldwell, 23

 

No. 29: 2008 This edition is made possible by a generous grant from the JB Harter Charitable Trust
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Cyberotic: Spike's Visual Journey into Cybersex by Jerry Kajpust, 5
Making Gay Political Art by Nathaniel Siegel, 7
About Images from the Triagle by Peter Harvey, 9
Angela Jimenez, Photographer by Jennifer Edwards. 11
Wings of Desire by Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, 13
Edward Melcarth by Jay Boda,15
Recent Donations Compiled by Wayne Snellen,17
Homage to Norman Rockwell by Robert Charles Rhodes,18
Vibrant Energy: Black Men Revealed - Contemporary Edgy Images
by Daniel Kitchen,19
Kermit Love, 1916-2008 by Tom Saettel,21
Imaginary Portraits:Gay Lovers in History by Jay Boda, 22

 
No. 28: 2008
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The Line of Fashion and the Great Fashion Artists by Robert W. Richards, 5
Recent Donations and Acquisitions by Wayne Snellen, 8
Robert Raushenberg (1925-2008) Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by
Johnathan D. Katz , 9
Mme. Nicole Canet -- Chasseresse Editrice Extraordinaire by Douglas Blair
Turnbaugh, 11
Private Life & Gay Culture: Ira C. Smith--Iconoclast, Artist, Collector by Earl Carlile, 13
Jack Slomovits: Carnal Souveniers by Dan Callahan, 15
I Think of You When I -- An Evening of Performance at LLGAF by Jennifer Edwards, 17
Naked Men Storytelling -- Michael Muller, An Interview by Nelson Santos, 19
Josef Kozak -- A Modern Day Psychopomp by Jerry Kajpust, 22

 
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  • Flash Back/Fast Forward: Pink & Bent at the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation by Jennifer Edwards AKA Jen/Ed, 5
  • Recent Donations and Acquisitions by Wayne Snellen, 8
  • The Leslie/Lohman Tour of Private Art Collections Part 2 by Earl Carlile, 9
  • Do Pictures Talk to You? Do You Ever Talk Back? by Robert Charles Rhodes, 12
  • Blink of an Eye: The Photographic Art of David Jarrett by Lester Strong, 13
  • Woof! An Interview with Sparky by Amy Sadao, 15
  • Two New Books: The Sexual Sculpture of Holtquist and Rascals. The Erotic Fantasies of Todd Yeager by Jay Boda, 17
  • Jasper Johns: Gray Uncensored! by Scott Runyon, 19
  • A Story about Two Libraries, 19
  • Somon Gerard 1954 - 2008 by Alice Gerard and Jeffrey Hooper, 20
  • Shozo Nagano 1928 - 2007 by Wayne Snellen, 21
  • Is It In His Eyes? The Painting of Michael Tsakountakis by Tom Saettel, 21
No. 26: 2008 This edition is made possible by a generous grant from the JB Harter Charitable Trust
no26 In this issue you will find these articles:
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  • A Note on Art, Actually! by Charles W. Leslie, 5
  • Recent Donations and Acquisitions by Wayne Snellen, 6
  • The Great Gay Photo Show by Tom Saettel, 7
  • The Passion of William Crist by Tom Saettel, 9
  • Dirty Little Drawings Out in the Open by Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, 11
  • An Insiders View: The Second Leslie/Lohman Tour of Private Art Collections by Earl Carlile, 14
  • The Marmorean Flock 19th Century Lesbian Sculptors, 17
  • Robert Giard: A Portrait by Jay Boda, 19
  • Robert Gable: 1918 - 2008, 20
  • Delmas Howe - The 2007 Leslie/Lohman Lifetime Achievememt Award, 22
  • Dan Romer: An Interview by Robert W. Richards, 22

 
No. 25: 2007 This edition is made possible by a generous grant from the JB Harter Charitable Trust
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  • Backstage Ingenuity by David Noh, 5
  • Working with Designers by Mart Crowley, 10
  • Collecting Theatre Design: A Conversation with Peter Harvey and Paul Stiga, 12
  • Creating Stagestruck by Peter Harvey, 14
  • Jonathan David Katz: A Visionary Joins LLGAF Board of Directors by Scott Runyon, 15
  • Damian Costilla - The One-of-a-Kind Chelseacano of New York City by Geraldyne Moosuf, 16
  • Francesca Galliani by Jennifer Edwards, 18
  • Recent Acquisitions and Donations by Wayne Snellen, 20
  • Richard Taddei: A Dedicated Man an Interview by Robert W. Richards, 21

 
No. 24: 2007 This edition is made possible by a generous grant from the JB Harter Charitable Trust
no24 In this issue you will find these articles:
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  • George Quaintance: Artist and Pioneer by Ken Furtado and John Waybright, 5
  • Recent Acquisitions by Wayne Snellen, 8
  • Theartical Magicians: Generations of Gay Artists Illuminate the Stage by David Noh, 9
  • A Romantic at Heart: Richard Rosenfeld and His Art by Rob Hugh Rosen, 11
  • Physique Photography in the Time of Quaintance by Rob Hugh Rosen, 13
  • Faeries in the Garden: Pierre et Gilles at the Jeu De Paume, by Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, 14
  • John Wykert - Brief Flurry by tom Saettel, 16
  • Italy with a Leslie/Lohman Twist by Walter Ernst, 18
  • Oto Sohn-Rethel by Robert Orme, 20
  • Jeanine Oleson by Nelson Santos, 22

 
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No. 2: 1995

Jonathan Fischer

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Patrick Brady: Iconoclast Artist Finds a Voice at Leslie-Lohman by Danny O'Connell
On April 18 Patrick Brady will have a place to display his art. For many artists, finding a space to show their work seems commonplace, but when your art is of an explicitly sexual nature, particularly a homoerotic nature, finding a venue is no easy feat...more»

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An Appreciation and a Welcome
It is with a mixture of regret and appreciation that we mark the December 31 [1995] resignation of our director, Robert Jones, who so ably picked up the reins of LLGAF at the time of the death of our first director and still sorely missed friend, George Dudley. Read more...

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The Director's Corner
Information Please...At long last we can finally see results from our labors at the computer. Read more...

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A Word from the Editor
These exhibitions truly demonstrate that the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation is a venue for all gay art: homoerotic, political, social...and more. Read more...

The Sexual Dreamworld of Jonathan Fischer, by Danny O'Connell
Patrons of Leslie-Lohman will witness a wonderfully imaginative environment viewing Fischer's "Quoting Barazoku..." more»

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A Conversation with the Director
In his new role as Director, Wayne Snellen has many visions and goals. In a recent conversation, he shared some of these ambitions with The Archive. Read more...

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ARTgroup Addresses AIDS
ARTgroup Addresses AIDS is the first thematic exhibition sponsored by the ARTgroup for Gay and Lesbian Artists. It is also the first exhibition that we [LLGAF] have sponsored that specifically taps the creative energy of the tragedy of AIDS. Read more...

 
   
No. 1: 1994

Charles Leslie &
Fritz Lohman.
co-founders of LLGAF

Painting behind by
Marion Pinto

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Leslie-Lohman: Past, Present, and Future, by Danny O'Connell
This first edition coincides with the commemoration of Stonewall 25 and when we welcome the athletes of the Gay Games to New York City. We at Leslie-Lohman share in that spirit, as we remember the past, celebrate the present, and look toward the future. Read more... 		The Director's Corner, The Volunteers & Wayne Snellen
In this premiere issue of "The Archive" we want especially to note the gifts-in-kind from Jonathan Fagin and William Leight. Their contributions of photographs by New York artist Bruce Cratsley now number nearly a hundred works. Read more...
   

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