The flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance. This book traces his life story and reintroduces his colorful. Quaintance by reed massengill 2010, hardcover for sale. Act of incorporation of concord railroad, and amendments of the. As the preeminent male physique artist of the 1940s and early 50s, quaintance s 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. 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. Long before tom of finland, there was george quaintance.
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. Taschen reintroduces the story and homoerotic work of iconic physique painter george quaintance with their new title, the art of george quaintance us of 1952 of 1953 of taking advantage of the new burst of gay consciousness in postworld war ii america, quaintance and garcia began marketing blackandwhite photographs of his nearnude models. Had he been born a few decades later, we might know him today as a multitasking celebrity stylist, as a coach on dancing with the stars, or perhaps as the fine artist he aspired to be. Quaintance varia by massengill, reed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lon of new york and the masculine physique, massengill quotes lon as saying, i met george through jay dowd, a mutual friend of ours who was crazy about my pictures. 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. George quaintance 19021957, the master painter of the male physique, was out in an age when out was not only risky, but largely illegal. Taschens quaintance traces his remarkable life story and reintroduces his colorful, kitschy and culturally resonant paintings works that made.
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He was a vaudeville dancer, coiffeur designer, window dresser, magazine cover artist, photographer, portraitist, and ultimately, the first great physique artist. Tom of finland in his early career, in fact, aspired to become as good an artist as quaintance. In the collection the authors explained that he was. 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. The art of george quaintance reed massengill, dian. Taschen celebrates homoerotica and illustration king george. Taschen is world famous for books like quaintance, and the complete reprint of physique pictorial, but also for our stunning collectors editions.
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