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The
Blue Boy
-- Thomas Gainsborough
(1727
- 1788)
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The number of artists whose names are universally
known, who were lovers of male youth, seems sometimes to outnumber
those who weren't. These range from the numerous ancient artists
carrying on the pederastic or similar traditions of their cultures, to
rennaissance artists (for example, Boticelli, da Vinci and
Michelangelo) who, in their own way, revived the classical artistic and
pederastic traditions in tandem, to 18th and 19th century artists of
middle-class life (Tuke) and democracy (Eakins), to
pioneers of photography (Eakins and von Gloedin) to 20th century
photographers and filmmakers who if not lovers of male youth are
certainly admirers of their personality and form (Larry Clark, Gus Van
Sandt).
The articles linked here review works from some of these great artists
as well as those lesser known -- and not only artists known or believed
to have loved boys or been loved as boys, but also those who aptly
capture the personalities of boys and their lovers in visual
media. In time, this section will expand, with more articles both
new and old. Feel free to help us with this
effort.
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