June 30~ Pride Month

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Andy Warhol and Jed Johnson

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The celebrated designer Jed Johnson, who died tragically in 1996 in the crash of TWA Flight 800…first met artist Andy Warhol when he was hired to sweep the floors at Warhol’s famous factory. He would go on to become Warhol’s companion and lover—helping him find and decorate the East 66th Street townhouse where Johnson and the artist lived until the two split in 1976… ~curbed.com/

Jed Johnson and Archie by Andy Warhol
c.1975 / Polaroid prints / Private collection
Jed Johnson by Andy Warhol
1978-87 / Gelatin silver print / Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Jed Johnson by Andy Warhol
c.1978 / Acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen / The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA

June 29~ Pride Month

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Paul Cadmus and Jon Anderson

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Paul Cadmus met Jon Anderson, The Nantucket Man, fortuitously on Nantucket Island in 1964. From the pivotal moment when Jon began to model for Paul onward, Jon said Paul’s “production of satirical paintings slowed and his creation of intimate, sensuous paintings and drawings increased.” ~Paul Cadmus & His Circle

Self-Portrait by Paul Cadmus
1965 / Crayon on paper / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, DC

 

 

 

 

 

Jon Anderson in White Tights
by Paul Cadmus
1966 / Pencil and wash on paper / Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have Fun, Drive Carefully
by Paul Cadmus
1991 / Crayons on Canson paper / Collection of John and Joanne Payson