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Two Ladies of the Court in Saint Joan

ByQueer Art History March 25, 2024

Artist: Charles RickettsMedia: Watercolour on boardDate & Location: 1924Image Source: Picryl Significance to Queer Art History Charles Ricketts was a British painter, designer,…

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A:Shiwi (Zuni) Clay Pitcher

ByQueer Art History July 21, 2023

Artist: We’wha (it is likely We’wha’s signature on the handle)Media: Clay and pigmentDate & Location: 1884, made on A:Shiwi (Zuni) territory in what…

Glade presents hawaii's first female impersonators.

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Button from The Glade

ByQueer Art History April 17, 2023

Artist: Unknown Media: ButtonDate & Location: 1960s-1982Where can I find this item?: Unknown (will update when found)Source: QueerMusicHeritage.com Significance to…

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An Actress at her Toilet or Miss Brazen just Breecht

ByQueer Art History March 7, 2023

Artist: John ColletMedia: Paper and coloured inks (hand-coloured)Date & Location: London, 1779, currently at the British Museum (not on display)Image Source: Wiki Images (Creative…

A wooden statue of an indian woman on a black background.

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Tlazolteotl

ByQueer Art History February 2, 2023

Artist: UnknownMedia: SandstoneDate & Location: This sculpture was made between 900 and 1450 CE, but we do not know a precise date. You…

A pile of candy canes on a wooden floor.

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Untitled (“Portrait of Ross in L.A”)

ByQueer Art History December 2, 2022

Artist: Félix González-TorresMedia: Candies in variously coloured wrappers, endless supply, ideal weight of 175 lbDate & Location: 1991Where can I…

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Medusa

ByQueer Art History June 26, 2022

Artist: UnknownMedia: Painted terracottaDate & Location: Around 500 BC, ItalyWhere can I find this item?: The British MuseumImage Source: Photo by the author (This…

A painting of a group of people on a boat.

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mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People): Resurgence of the People

ByQueer Art History November 3, 2021

Artist: Kent Monkman (b. 1965)Media: Acrylic paint on canvasDate & Location: 2019, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Significance to Queer Art History…

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Bust of Mary Berry

ByQueer Art History June 29, 2021

Artist: Anne Seymour DamerMedia: BronzeDate & Location: c. 1793Image Source: National Portrait Gallery, London (Creative Commons License) This post was created by Professor…

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Brass of Agnes Oxenbridge and Elizabeth Etchingham

ByQueer Art History May 6, 2021

Artist: Unknown (London Workshop F)Media: BrassDate & Location: c. 1480, Etchingham Parish, SussexImage Source: Wikimedia Commons Significance to Queer Art…

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GATE 门, 1999

ByQueer Art History March 25, 2021

Artist: XiyadieMedia: Papercut, Water-Based Dye, and Chinese Pigments using Xuan PaperDate & Location: 1999, BeijingImage Source: Nome Gallery. Photo by Gianmarco Bresadola. Significance…

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Sponsa Christi (Brides of Christ)

ByQueer Art History January 31, 2021

Artist: Unknown(From a late thirteenth-century copy of William of Waddington’s Manuel des pechiez/Manual of the Sins)Media: Manuscript Illumination (ink and pigment on parchment)Date…

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Did you meet any malagas? (book cover)

ByQueer Art History November 19, 2020

Artist: Gary LeeMedia: Sketch on paperDate & Location: 1993, Larrakia Territory, Darwin, AustraliaWhere can I see this artwork?: Book cover of Did you meet…

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Mary Høeg & Bolette Berg in the Boat

ByQueer Art History July 29, 2020

Artist: Mary HøegMedia: PhotographyDate & Location: c. 1895-1903, Horton, NorwayWhere can I see this artwork?: Preus Museum, Norway Significance to…

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Le Roman de Silence

ByQueer Art History July 6, 2020

Artist: UnknownAuthor: Heldris de CornuälleDate & Location: Early 13th Century, FranceMedia: Pigment on vellum (calf skin) Queen Eupheme (right) seducing…

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Blackout

ByQueer Art History May 31, 2020June 1, 2020

BlackoutArtist: Indira AllegraDate & Location: 2015, DigitalMedia: Digital Weaving Installation, Dimensions Variable Significance to Queer Art History In Indira Allegra’s online portfolio this…

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Ladies of the Zenana on a Roof Terrace

ByQueer Art History May 25, 2020

Ladies of the Zenana on a Roof TerraceArtist: Ustad (Master) RuknuddinDate & Location: c. 1666, BikanerMedia: Watercolour, ink, and gold on paperWhere can…

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Saint Wilgefortis

ByQueer Art History May 8, 2020

It is my sincere pleasure to introduce you — my sparkly, queer, and quarantined friends — to my favourite medieval…

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Creation of Adam — Sistine Ceiling (1508-1512)

ByQueer Art History April 27, 2020

Date & Location:1508-1512 in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. Artist:Michelangelo Buonarroti Media:Fresco (paint applied to still-wet plaster, once…

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Joyene Nazatul

ByQueer Art History April 17, 2020

Click image to watch: To Mum (Love, Me) by Joyene Nazatul To Mum (Love, Me) Artist (director): Joyene Nazatul Date &…

Monte Punshon’s two scrapbooks are a collection of clippings

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Ethel May (Monte) Punshon (1882-1989)

ByQueer Art History April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

UntitledArtist: Ethel May (Monte) PunshonDate & Location: c. 1923-mid 1950s, Australia.Media: Scrapbook (newspaper clippings, primarily)Where can I see this artwork?…

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Grant Wood (1891-1942)

ByQueer Art History July 21, 2018

Arnold Comes of Age Artist: Grant Wood Date & Location: 1930, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Media: Oil Painting Where can I…

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Juliana Huxtable (1987-

ByQueer Art History July 18, 2018

Untitled (In the Rage) Nibiru Cataclysm Artist: Juliana Huxtable Date & Location: 2015, New York City, NY (USA) Media: Photography…

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Grotta dell’Addaura Cave Painting (11,000 BCE)

ByQueer Art History July 15, 2018

Date & Location: 10,000 BCE in Mount Pellegrino in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. Media: Painting Significance to Queer Art History:…

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Two Ladies of the Court in Saint Joan

A:Shiwi (Zuni) Clay Pitcher

Button from The Glade

An Actress at her Toilet or Miss Brazen just Breecht

Tlazolteotl

Untitled (“Portrait of Ross in L.A”)

Medusa

mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People): Resurgence of the People

Bust of Mary Berry

Brass of Agnes Oxenbridge and Elizabeth Etchingham

GATE 门, 1999

Sponsa Christi (Brides of Christ)

Did you meet any malagas? (book cover)

Mary Høeg & Bolette Berg in the Boat

Le Roman de Silence

Blackout

Ladies of the Zenana on a Roof Terrace

Saint Wilgefortis

Creation of Adam — Sistine Ceiling (1508-1512)

Joyene Nazatul

Ethel May (Monte) Punshon (1882-1989)

Grant Wood (1891-1942)

Juliana Huxtable (1987-

Grotta dell’Addaura Cave Painting (11,000 BCE)

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