There's a reason why Paul Cadmus is one of my favorite artists.
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The artist Jared French died in Rome on January 8, 1988.In 1931, his partner Paul Cadmus painted him in bed with a hardback copy of "Ulysses." Around 1933, George Platt Lynes took a photograph of him, in which he looked incredibly handsome. #jaredfrench #paulcadmus #gay #art #georgeplattlynes #1930s
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Can you mix different styles and periods in your home? of course!
-late 19th -early 20th c Bwa sun mask
-Larry Dial 1960s mahogany sculpture
-James Pitton 1955 "Cat Piano"
-Paul Cadmus 1938 "Two Boys on a Beach"
#art #langtrygallery #jamespitton #burkinafaso #africanmask #bwamask #paulcadmus
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Paul Cadmus would have celebrated a birthday today. The artist who turned realism into rebellion and painted bodies with unmatched precision. 🎂🎨 #OTD #PaulCadmus
This article from the Met on censorship of Cadmus' work is a great read:
www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/paul-cadmus...
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Rampantly homosexual American artist and horndog Paul Cadmus, best known for his highly sexualised murals of sailors and queer cruising culture, was BOTD in 1904. #paulcadmus #supergays #bornonthisday
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Hide/Seek: "What I Believe" by Paul Cadmus - National Portrait Galler
& Paul Cadmus- Impromptus Paintings
(🎬 Click the Pic to Watch the Videos)
RIP Today, Dec 12, 1999 – #PaulCadmus, American painter and illustrator (b. 1904) walked on.
#LGBTQ+ #2SLGBTQ+
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Self Portrait with Pencils, by Paul Cadmus. Viewed at Princeton University Art Museum, 2025
#gayartist #queerart #cadmus #princeton #gay #socialrealiam #paulcadmus #gayart
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Love in the Carrington House… #monochromemonday
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#mcm #cherrygrovefireisland #fireisland #fipines #fireislandpines #PaJaMa #paulcadmus #chuckhoward #tedstarkowski #gaylove #nudebeach #nudemen #nudist #naturism #nudismo #maleembrace #malenude #notanlines #queerlove #gayphotography #lgbt #gaysummer
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#Art: Finistere (1952)
#Artist: #PaulCadmus (b. 1904/d. 1999)
#ArtMovement: #ModernArt #MagicalRealism #SocialRealism
Field: #Painting
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How did I not know that Paul Cadmus painted this?! A gorgeous naked man at a bookshelf? This was made for me!
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#HomoeroticArt
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The dancer Jacques d’Ambroise as Mac the Filling Station Attendant from the ballet “Filling Station”
Photography by George Platt-Lynes, sketches by Paul Cadmus #fillingstation #jaquesdamrbroise #georgeplattlynes #paulcadmus #gay #art #dancer #ballet
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In honor of the last hump day of my school year, here are a series of hot asses on Fire Island… 🍑
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#humpday #paulcadmus #pajama+ #fireisland #fipines #fireislandpines #cherrygrove #cherrygrovefireisland #gaybeach #gaysex #butt #ass #gaysummer
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It's summer... somewhere. Manhattan cries rain and San Francisco suffers a frigid fog, but it's June. In Paul Cadmus' world, boys lingered on warm sands while reading and eating apples. His first show opened at Manhattan's Midtown Gallery in 1937. It oozed "homo". Summertime.
🏳️🌈 #ArtSky #PaulCadmus
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![In this frank and intimate portrait, artist Jared French (1905–1988) gazes candidly out at the viewer. Paul Cadmus painted it while he and French were traveling in Europe. At the time the two were involved in a relationship; they would remain lifelong friends, and occasional lovers, even after French married in 1937. Cadmus considered it his first mature work—“Any painting before [Jerry]…I call ‘student work.’” It does not, however, include the biting social or political commentary or satire for which he would become known. Instead, it reveals a startling intimacy and emotional depth that is unusual for the artist. Despite its importance, Jerry was rarely exhibited and remained in the private collection of French and his heirs until acquired by the Museum in 2008.
Cadmus depicts French holding a copy of Ulysses by Irish author James Joyce (1882–1941). From its publication in 1922 the book was controversial, inciting scrutiny ranging from early obscenity trials to protracted textual battles. In 1931, when this portrait was painted, the groundbreaking book would have symbolized everything young American sophisticates Cadmus and French considered desirably European and avant-garde.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k6m3n5mysrpozg5vr6mgtia7/bafkreihmbcjq7ctlxebz2tix6qvvzadn5h7hfwhui2ycclxtzqgzpmboym)
In this frank and intimate portrait, artist Jared French (1905–1988) gazes candidly out at the viewer. Paul Cadmus painted it while he and French were traveling in Europe. At the time the two were involved in a relationship; they would remain lifelong friends, and occasional lovers, even after French married in 1937. Cadmus considered it his first mature work—“Any painting before [Jerry]…I call ‘student work.’” It does not, however, include the biting social or political commentary or satire for which he would become known. Instead, it reveals a startling intimacy and emotional depth that is unusual for the artist. Despite its importance, Jerry was rarely exhibited and remained in the private collection of French and his heirs until acquired by the Museum in 2008. Cadmus depicts French holding a copy of Ulysses by Irish author James Joyce (1882–1941). From its publication in 1922 the book was controversial, inciting scrutiny ranging from early obscenity trials to protracted textual battles. In 1931, when this portrait was painted, the groundbreaking book would have symbolized everything young American sophisticates Cadmus and French considered desirably European and avant-garde.
🏳️🌈 Paul Cadmus (American, 1904-1999) • Jerry • 1931 • Toledo Art Museum, Ohio, U.S. (See ALT text) #art #painting #fineart #PaulCadmus #QueerArtHistory #ArtHistory #20thCenturyAmericanArt #portraitpainting #oilpainting #AmericanArtist #artist #artwork #maleportrait #museum #pride🏳️🌈 #DEI #LGBTQ+Art
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#PRIDEMONTH
#Pride prehistory 1934
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‘The Fleet’s In!’ #PaulCadmus (1904-1999)
Painted for the #PublicWorksofArtProject #theNewDeal’s first work relief program for artists, (12/33-6/34), it was destined for the #PWAP exhibition at DC’s #CorcoranGallery - and for controversy.
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#PRIDEMONTH
#Pride prehistory 1934
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‘The Fleet’s In!’ #PaulCadmus (1904-1999)
Painted for the #PublicWorksofArtProject #theNewDeal’s first work relief program for artists, (12/33-6/34), it was destined for the #PWAP exhibition at DC’s #CorcoranGallery - and for controversy.
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"Nudo #3, Study for an etching by Paul Cadmus.
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#fireisland #cherrygrove #cherrygrovefireisland #fireislandpines #paulcadmus #gaybeach #vintagegay #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #gaysummer 🔥🏝️
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Last summer, I was told the story of Paul Cadmus setting our Cherry Grove share on fire when he left his swimsuit drying on a heater in the living room. Apparently, the roof went up in flames…
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#paulcadmus #fireisland #cherrygrovefireisland #fireislandpines #gaybeach #art #gaypainting #gayart 🔥🏝️
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I dance in place
And paint my face
And act like I belong here
"Throw Back the Little Ones" --Fagen/Becker
Paul Cadmus femme fatale
Eugene Atget photograph
#collage #collageart #art #paulcadmus #eugeneatget #streetlight #alley
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Enzo, Via de Neri, 1952 by PaJaMa[Paul Cadmus] #paulcadmus #pajama #enzo #longtimepartner #gaycouple #gay #love #artist #foto #art #1950s #vintagemale #vintagegay
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The beautiful model, Fidelma Cadmus, was the painter's younger sister (born 1906) … and quite a talented artist herself. She famously married cultural impresario and cofounder of the New York City Ballet Lincoln Kirstein in 1941 with she had an amicable if not stressful relationship until her death in 1991. She is lying supine with her head resting on her right hand. Her expression is calm and peaceful, with closed eyes and a gentle curve to her lips. Her long brown hair cascades around her shoulders, with subtle variations in color and texture evident, suggesting the use of varied strokes and techniques. She wears a mustard-yellow, loose-fitting jacket, its texture rendered with meticulous strokes to mimic fabric folds. The soft focus of her surroundings creates a sense of intimacy and contemplation. She appears here in an inventive draping of her arms and hands over her dark hair which draws our eyes to the network of walnut-colored curls at the bottom of the canvas playing off her outstretched arm. Paul Cadmus is best known for his tempera paintings and drawings of nude male figures plus his controversial multifigure scenes of urban life. Born in New York City in 1904 to artist parents, Cadmus enrolled in classes at the National Academy of Design at age 15. A precocious student, Cadmus won scholarships and prizes and had completed his coursework by 1926. He then began his career in advertising and studied at the Art Students League where he met the painter Jared French, who became his lover. They traveled through France where Cadmus developed a deep and lasting fascination with the Old Masters. In 1934, Cadmus painted “The Fleet's In!” -- a painting of drunken sailors carousing --while working for the WPA. The painting was removed from an exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery, and the scandal helped launch his career.
Fidelma by Paul Cadmus (American) - Tempera and oil on masonite / 1937 - Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE) #womeninart #art #painting #PaulCadmus #fineart #artwork #americanart #cadmus #tempera #DelawareArtMuseum #cadmus #womensart #portrait #portraitofawoman #americanartist #sleeping #sister
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