LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History — August 17, 2023 Auction Highlights
On offer are a number of original works of art by Tom of Finland and other artists associated with or influenced by him: including Sadao Hasegawa and Jim French. We are also delighted to be able to offer a rare, original illustration by Rex, “Leather Boy.”
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Photography
Photographs, a perennial favorite in this auction, are well represented by highly regarded artists such as, David Wojnarowicz, Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe and Peter Hujar.
Books, Material & Historical Ephemera
On offer will be scarce material from the early years of the gay liberation movement in the United States and the AIDs activism era of the 1980s. A Manhattan Gay Scene Guide from 1970, as well as material and booklets from the Mattachine Society, including a long run of the Mattachine Review.
Other notable artists include Paul Cadmus, Robert Bliss, Mark Beard, Jean Cocteau, Leonor Fini, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Marcus Leatherdale, Rene Ricard, Joan E. Biren (JEB), Shelby Sharie Cohen and Yiannis Nomikos.
