Football Player (1913) by J.C. Leyendecker Size:A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) How does your garden grow

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Abbéma lived openly as a lesbian

steamy moment when boots are off and sparks are flying

Gerda Wegener’s Pierrot with Chanteuse and Satyr (1918) is pure backstage mischief: a singer in a frothy gown pauses at the piano as Pierrot steals a kiss

part fantasy

Football Player (1913) by J.C. Leyendecker Size:A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) How does your garden growJ. C. Leyendeckers Football Player (1913) turns college sport into a study in swagger. A young athlete in a tight red jersey grips his helmet, posed less like a player than an icon of American masculinity. The sitter is not securely named, but Leyendeckers male ideal was shaped by Charles Beach, his model, muse and life partner. Painted as football was becoming a cultural symbol of strength, discipline and manhood, this image now reads with a queer