George Quaintance

George Quaintance
BornJune 3, 1902
Page County, Virginia, USA
DiedNovember 8, 1957(1957-11-08) (aged 55)
OccupationArtist
SpouseMiriam Chester (1929)
PartnerVictor Garcia

George Quaintance (June 3, 1902 – November 8, 1957) was an American artist, famous for his "idealized, strongly homoerotic"[1] depictions of men in mid-20th-century physique magazines.[2] Using historical settings to justify the nudity or distance the subjects from modern society, his art featured idealized muscular, semi-nude or nude male figures; Wild West settings were a common motif.[3] His artwork helped establish the stereotype of the "macho stud" who was also homosexual,[4] leading him to be called a "pioneer of a gay aesthetic".[5] He was an influence on many later homoerotic artists, such as Tom of Finland.[6]

  1. ^ Slade, Joseph W. (2001). Pornography and sexual representation: a reference guide, Volume 2. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 545. ISBN 0-313-31520-5.
  2. ^ Quaintance, George (1902-1957) p.1 Archived July 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Christopher Shaun Nealon (2001). Foundlings: lesbian and gay historical emotion before Stonewall. Duke University Press. pp. 132–135. ISBN 0-8223-2697-3.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sexual perspective was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Reportaje | Pionero de una estética gay". El País (in Spanish). July 4, 2010. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Quaintance, George (1902–1957) p.2". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2009.