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DETAILS:George QuaintancePhoto Portfolio Catalog. Circa 1950. A set of fivecatalog portfolio plates of George Quaintence\'s photographic works.Each plate is double sided and features Quaintance\'s top models. Because Quaintance designedhis catalog as a portfolio format with plates, it was issued unstapled. For this reason partial sets are exceptionally rare. We have searched the past20 years of online sales historyas well asOCLC academic institutional holdings and have only been able to find three other examples of partialof 5 or more plates.Indeed, the rare examplethat has appeared on over the years has typically been for a single plate.Measures 7 1/4\" x 7 1/4\" inches. Scarce.
FEATURED MODELS: The following is a list of the models featured: Sam Hunter,Carl Blahofsky, Ewardo, Bob Kirkwood, Zaro Rossi, Jessie Dalton, Angel Avila,
Jim Shoemaker, Bill Boes, Scotty Bowers andKen Irby.
BACKGROUND: The thing that makes the works ofGerge Quaintance so desired by art lovers wasits unique form that was never like anything else available at the time. This portfolio catalog is a perfect example of his unique approach to the homophile art movement. Other catalogs of the erawere cheap flimsy bookletsassembled together withlittle regard to content orpresentation.Most featured a single image of the model with few details and an order form.That was it. Quaintance however, took an entirely different approach. Titled \"Models\", his catalogwas designed like an actual art portfoliowith double sided plates featuringall of the photos of the particular model that appeared in the set.Along with the numerous images of the models, Quaintance also included biographical details of the models along withhand lettered fonts and artwork. Even the cover has self a portrait of the gifted artist along with a painting of hispainterspalette.
BIOGRAPHY: George Quaintance (1902 – 1957) was an American artist, photographer and sculptorfamous for his idealized, strong masculinedepictions of gay men in mid-20th-century physique art movement. Using historical settings to justify the nudity or to distance the subjects from modern society, his art featured idealized muscular, semi-nude or nude male figures.Many times they incorporated Wild West and Western themed settings. His artwork helped change common misconceptions of gay men as being effeminate. His work was among the very first to establish the stereotype of the \"macho male\" who was also homosexual, leading him to be called a \"pioneer of a gay aesthetic\". He was an influence on many gayartists, such as Tom of Finland, Bruce Bellas (Burce of LA) andJim French (Colt Studios).
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Established 1987
Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a particularfocus on counter culture materials.We carry among the largest selection offine artgay photographs, magazines and collectibles available anywhere on line. We invite everyone to visit browse our store and view our entireinventory.
