Here are some resources for the in-gallery (Cross Currents) June conversation, in support of Pride Month, as we profile queer artists.
“*To clarify, when we say the word “queer,” we are referring to a self-identification of a person that is not heterosexual or cisgender (having a gender identity that matches the sex assigned at birth). It is important to note that for many, the term “queer” can be problematic, as it is a reflection of a negative history, but for others, “queer” is how they self-identify, which is why we use the word.” (definition from Crystal Bridges Museum)
Here is a link to the sign up for tours.
General resources:
Check out this one hour Facebook virtual tour by the Detroit Institute of Arts, discussing the work of Hosmer, Hartley, Delaney, and Bacon, all artists profiled on this month’s Pride tour.
Also from the LGBTCenter NYC, a video in conjunction with the Whitney: Queer Belonging: Identity and Community in America Art
Information and quotes from May 30 in-gallery training: Pride artists’ quotes
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Harriet Hosmer
Harriet Hosmer: The Art Story
From the Davisart.com, Curator’s Corner: LGBTQI+ History Month: Harriet Hosmer
Another version of Medusa in Hood Museum: Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, American, 1830 – 1908
Harriet Hosmer on Art and Ambition: The World’s First Successful Woman Sculptor on What It Takes to Be a Great Artist
Grant Wood
Regarding Grant Wood: SULTRY NIGHT: GRANT WOOD’S QUEER MIDWEST
From the LGBTQ Archives and Library for Iowa: History-By-Letter #3 | Grant Wood
Des Moines Art Center: Justin Favela on Grant Wood’s “Birthplace of Herbert Hoover”
Informational video: Beyond American Gothic | Analysis of Grant Wood’s The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover
The Art Story: Grant Wood
Marsden Hartley
From the Met: Marsden Hartley and Wilfred Owen: Queer Voices of Memorial in Wartime
From the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg: Stories We Tell: Conversation with director Michael Maglaras (discussing his film on Hartley)
Marsden Hartley: The Art Story
From the Sheldon Museum, Marsden Hartley
A couple labels from the Smithsonian with info on Hartley’s time in Mexico in 1932 and the artworks he produced: Yliaster and Popocatepetl
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Paul Cadmus
An object file on our Aspects of Suburban Life
DC Moore Gallery: Paul Cadmus
From the Met: Paul Cadmus and the Censorship of Queer Art
From the Smithsonian: Artists, Friends, Lovers: Paul Cadmus and George Tooker
Cadmus, transcript of oral interview from the Smithsonian
From Artsy: When Paul Cadmus’s Homoerotic Military Painting Launched a National Scandal.
George Tooker
Lot essay from Christie’s for Coney Island
An article from America Magazine: Beyond Protest: The art of George Tooker
George Tooker: The Art Story
Check out these three short videos (and you’ll recognize Bob Cozzolino’s voice!): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Beauford Delaney
Beauford Delaney: The Art Story
From Scalawag Magazine: Out of the Shadows: The Queer Life of Artist Beauford Delaney
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Check out Dennis Jon’s training on Part 2 of this Collage/Assemblage exhibition
Recent article on Harmony Hammond: Harmony Hammond’s Ongoing Revolution
Hunter Reynolds
From the NYT: Hunter Reynolds, Artist Who Dressed Up AIDS, Dies at 62
From Visual Aids, a bio and artist statement: Hunter Reynolds
Hales Gallery, link to information about Reynolds’ photo weavings, including a photo of our work currently on display.
Another article on the weavings: Weavings: Adam Ash Barbu and Ethan Shoshan for Hunter Reynolds
Wangechi Mutu (Is an important artist ally for LGBTQ+ rights, but does NOT identify as queer)
Essence Magazine: Artist Wangechi Mutu Celebrates ‘Africa’s Out!’ Campaign, with a Little Help from Solange
From National Museum of Women in the Arts: Positive Fragmentation: Wangechi Mutu on the Black Body
From the Met: Museums Without Men: Wangechi Mutu
From Google Arts and Culture: Discover the work of Wangechi Mutu
Art 21: Between the Earth and the Sky, Wangechi Mutu
Sadie Benning (pronouns they/them)
From W Magazine: Transgender Artist Sadie Benning Is Not Afraid
In the label, a reference to Forrest Bess–here is some information from the National Gallery of Art.
Art Forum: Sadie Benning
From Moma: Sadie Benning
Shinique Smith
Sarasota Magazine: With Parade, Shinique Smith Turns Her Gaze on the Ringling’s Old Masters
From a Mia Story: Shinique Smith and the fabric of life
Bio: Shinique Smith
Her website: Shinique Smith
New York Times: Giving Castoffs a Second Life
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Beauford Delaney
(See resources in G361 above)
George Tooker
(See resources in G361 above)
Francis Bacon (in 377 now)
From Art Forum: Francis Bacon
From ArtNews: Francis Bacon’s ‘Screaming Pope’ Embodied Postwar Anguish—Here Are 3 Surprising Facts About the Influential Painting
Francis Bacon: The Art Story
From the Tate: WHO IS FRANCIS BACON?