LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History: August 18, 2022 Auction Highlights View Lots Browse Catalogue Lot 132: Tom of Finland, Portrait of Eric, graphite, 1985. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. This August, Swann is proud to host its fourth annual, LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History sale. The success of our first three auctions stands as part of the art historical record, but that has become even more apparent with the incredible amount of material consigned to our upcoming sale. Original artwork by Tom of Finland includes, Portrait of Eric, which comes along with correspondence (two autograph letters) from the artist to the person who commissioned the artwork. The auction features a number of Tom of Finland items: artwork, studies for drawings, t-shirts, posters, temporary tattoos and some of the early magazines in which his art work appeared (Physique Pictorial and Jack in the Jungle) The sale also boasts a number of works by artists associated with or influenced by Tom of Finland: including Sadao Hasegawa, George Quaintance, Jim French, and Rex and Etienne. Lot 47: Paul Cadmus, Francisco F, pen, ink & pastel, 1933. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000. Related Reading Artist Profile: Tom of Finland Telling Queer Stories: The Challenges of Unearthing a History Photography Photographs, a perennial favorite in this auction, are well represented by highly regarded artists such as, Peter Hujar, George Platt Lynes, Robert Mapplethorpe, Duane Michals and Bruce of LA. At auction August 18: from left to right: Lot 295: Peter Hujar, Sarah Jenkins, silver print, 1984. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000; Lot 377: Vincent Cianni, Drag Queen Blowing Kiss, NYC Gay Pride March, silver print, 1990. Estimate $1,400 to $1,800. Lot 344: JEB, Urvashi Vaid and Sue Hyde of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force at DC’s Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade, silver print, 1997. Books, Material & Related Ephemera On offer will be scarce historical material from the early years of the gay liberation movement in the United States. A placard from a 1969 gay rights march in Philadelphia bears the inscription “Homosexuals are American Citizens too,” a New York City Gay Scene Guide from 1969 and a scarce 1964 Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida, a.k.a. “The Purple Pamphlet.” At auction August 18: from left to right: Lot 219: “Homosexuals are American Citizens Also” sign from Philadelphia’s Annual Reminder march, ink on cardboard, 1969. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000; Lot 221: Mattachine Book Service, New York City Gay Scene Guide, New York, 1968. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500; Lot 213: Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida, a.k.a. “The Purple Pamphlet,” 1964. Estimate $700 to $1,000. Items from New York City and the AIDS era will be encapsulated by an original edition of the Silence=Death poster from the personal collection of Christopher Lione, one of the designers of the iconic image. As well as, the original color sketches for the design by Oliver Johnston, an original member of the Silence=Death Collective who passed away in 1990 (consigned by the Collective.) Gran Fury is represented by the memorable Know Your Scumbags poster. Works by Oscar Wilde, Hugh Steers, Paul Cadmus, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Andrew Lamar Hopkins, Avel de Knight and many others will also be offered. Get Notifications for Auction Day Sign-Up for Email Updates Download the Swann Galleries App Share Facebook Twitter June 23, 2022Author: Nicholas D. LowryCategory: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History Tags: Fred Eggan Jim French Mattachine Book Service Peter Hujar Sadao Hasegawa Silence=Death Collective Tom of Finland Previous Making A Modern American Art: 1900 – 1910 Next A Look at Edward Hopper’s Print Market Recommended Posts 2022: Year in Review 19th & 20th Century Literature January 3, 2023 Artist Profile: Tom of Finland LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History August 13, 2021 Stompers Gallery & Its Leather Fetish Art Lineage LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History August 14, 2024