He loved loudly when it was dangerous.
He painted Hollywood when it was glamorous.
He lived queerly when the world said not to.
Don Bachardy tells EVERYTHING in our YASS Magazine interview.
Dive in: yassmagazine.org/2025/11/26/d...
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When artist Don Bachardy met writer Christopher Isherwood it became a legendary love story—art, courage & queer life beautifully intertwined. buff.ly/iCd2slq #DonBachardy #ChristopherIsherwood #QueerLoveStory #LGBTQHistory #ArtAndLove #QueerIcons #IndieAuthors #WritingCommunity #ArtistsLife
English writer and SuperGay Deluxe Christopher Isherwood, best known for his Weimar Berlin stories, novella “A Single Man” and long relationship with SuperTwink #DonBachardy, was BOTD in 1904. #christopherisherwood #supergays #bornonthisday
American artist Don Bachardy, also known as the long-time partner of writer #ChristopherIsherwood, was BOTD in 1934, turning 91 today. #donbachardy #supergays #bornonthisday
A large banner featuring three side-by-side self portraits of the artist advertises the exhibition “Don Bachardy: A Life in Portraits” showing April 12-Aug. 4, 2025 at at The Huntington in San Marino, California
Serendipity smiles—husbear and I had no idea this was showing at The Huntington when we decided to visit today. #DonBachardy #gaylegends
Email from Tony: Will, I hope your finding time for your LET IT BE… Dissected website too! My hands are killing me today.....got too much sleep last night and it seems the more sleep I get the worse the RA is, which doesn't seem to make sense to me. I do like what you're doing with presenting my paintings very much! Most of it amazes me and I find myself asking "How does he do that?" a lot. I loved the icon idea! Do you know Don Bachardy? An artist, now in his 70's, that was the long time lover of Christopher Isherwood? Had a book of some of his portraits titled "Stars in my Eyes" on the bestseller list a couple of years ago........ Anyway, I'm off track, but here's one of nine portraits he did of me, it's the only one I own, and is hanging in my home.........done after I sat for him for 45 minutes for each one in his Malibu home......... I've got a ton of email waiting for me about that silly "Venus" painting I just sent out, not sure why in the world I did it, I already hate it.
"Don Bachardy Portrait of Tony de Carlo"
#DonBachardy did nine portraits of Tony.
🧐To learn more about the portrait and artist, click here==> dropbox.com/s/ugz4zd54n0...
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