Quaintance

Discovering George Quaintance N. Gutierrez I wasn't familiar with George Quaintance and only stumbled upon him while researching early American gay literature. After reading part of his biography I was intrigued with the dichotomy between his upbringing and his flamboyant tendencies. It is almost as though the conventional gender roles of the time, perhaps exaggerated through the lens of a country boy in Virginia, are translated in his depiction of strong, virile men-- many with softer, almost submissive figures uniformly focused on the central male "hero". The book is much larger in size than I expected but I am grateful since it shows more of the detail in Quaintance. most gay men (over most gay men (over most gay men (over RJ most gay men (over 40) with a fair amount of education in history, literature, or the arts know who Quaintance was or at least heard of him. If you didn't know who he was or even if you did, you have to have this book. Quaintance’s work….especially way back then when one could get arrested for anything remotely illustrating “gay” , was an incredible work of art that every gay man should see…and straight confident men too with a taste for out of the norm artwork.. 0) with a fair amount of education in history, literature, or the arts know who Quaintance was or at least heard of him. If you didn't know who he was or even if you did, you have to have this book. Quaintance’s work….especially way back then when one could get arrested for anything remotely illustrating “gay” , was an incredible work of art that every gay man should see…and straight confident men too with a taste for out of the norm artwork.. John G. said Enjoyed this beautiful collection of the homoerotic artwork of George. Enjoyed this beautiful collection of the homoerotic artwork of George Quaintenance whose output was mostly in the decade 19Enjoyed this beautiful collection of the homoerotic artwork of George John G. Enjoyed this beautiful collection of the homoerotic artwork of George Quaintenance whose output was mostly in the decade 1947-57. His erotic drawings of the male physique rank among the greatest of his era -- comparable with Tom of Finland, Etienne. The compositions, many set in the Southwest, are also well-constructed. The quality of paper in this book is excellent. It has small versions of each Quaintenance artwork and full color plates of some of the best known. High quality work at a relatively inexpensive cost. Highly recommended.. 7-57. His erotic drawings of the male physique rank among the greatest of his era -- comparable with Tom of Finland, Etienne. The compositions, many set in the Southwest, are also well-constructed. The quality of paper in this book is excellent. It has small versions of each Quaintenance artwork and full color plates of some of the best known. High quality work at a relatively inexpensive cost. Highly recommended.

She lives in Los Angeles.Reed Massengill is a photographer and writer whose 1994 Portrait of a Racist was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author/editor of several books, including Self-Exposure: The Male Nude Self-Portrait and Uncovered: Rare Vintage Male Nudes. . Her 60+ books for TASCHEN include The Art of Pin-up and Psychedelic Sex. About the Author Dian Hanson produced a variety of men’s magazines from 1976 to 2001, including Juggs, Outlaw Biker and Leg Show, before becoming TASCHEN’s Sexy Book editor

Half a century on, the masculine fantasy world created by Quaintance, populated by Latin lovers, lusty cowboys and chiseled ranch hands, retains its seductive allure. His highly prized paintings—numbering just 55—rarely come to auction, instead selling privately for undisclosed sums. Physique painter as Renaissance man: 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. In an era before Stonewall, the sexual revolution, gay rights and the AIDS crisis, Quaintance and his high-camp erotic art existed in a demi-monde of borderline legality. Had he been born a few decades later, we might know him today as a multi-tasking celebrity stylist, as a coach on Dancing with the Stars, or perhaps as the fine artist he aspired to be. As the preeminent ’male physique’ artist of the 1940s and early ’50s, his work for Physique Pictorial, Demi-Gods and Body Beautiful inspired a generation of artists like Tom of Finland, Harry Bush, Etienne, and other, lesser stars in their constellation. Raised on a farm in rural Virginia, Quaintance traveled a fascinating path of reinvention: at various points in his life he was a Vaudeville dancer, the favored portraitist of Washington’s smart set, and a celebrit

He is the author/editor of several books, including Self-Exposure: The Male Nude Self-Portrait and Uncovered: Rare Vintage Male Nudes. Dian Hanson produced a variety of men’s magazines from 1976 to 2001, including Juggs, Outlaw Biker and Leg Show, before becoming TASCHEN’s Sexy Book editor. She lives in Los Ang