~ Unknown Bill Alexander’s career began in the 40s supplying cartoon art to the independent record label Miltone. Following that he teamed with his friend Gene Bilbrew to create what was arguably the first black superhero strip The Bronze Bomber for the weekly African American newspaper the Los…
~ 1875 – 1918 Jules Fontanez was a painter and illustrator from Geneva. At the age of fifteen he became an apprentice wood engraver at the School of Industrial Arts. He practiced caricatures and contributed to various newspapers such as Sapajou and Passe Partout. At…
“If you place two canvases next to each other, you hear a faint conversation between two artists who have never met.” The First Canvas – Paul Klamm The Second Canvas – The Anonymous “Jim” Conceptual Bridge Both artists explore the tension between order and chaos. Klamm forces order into…
BDSM refers to a variety of often erotic practices. These practices involve roleplaying with bondage, discipline, dominance and submission. They include sadomasochism and other related interpersonal dynamics. There is a wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged in by people not identifying…
~ 1935 – Pudgy Roberts (given name George Roberts) was or has been a professional impersonator since the late 1950s. He worked at the famous Jewel Box Lounge in Kansas City, the 82 Club in the East Village, NYC, and was the first female impersonator…
~ Date of birth unknown In publications for The Elmtown Chronicles, published by Brand X Publications I found three albums illustrated by Leon Kurtz. The publications were dated 1988, due to their rarity I decided to add these to the collection for educational purposes (and…
~ Date of birth unknown The artworks from this artist who presumably signed his art with W. Ahaspher (this could be wrong) were dated between 1930 and 1940. I stored all artworks with the mentioned date. When hoovering over the art you will see the…
Someone collected gay bdsm art in a private scrapbook and got inspired by this cover for Man’s, published in 1962 and added this (own?) creation to the scrapbook. The other art in the scrapbook are from a very poor quality I decided however to add…