A couple’s photographic portrait is an affirmation of their relationship. It states for all to see: “We love each other. We care for each other. We are proud of who we are together.” During the Victorian era many gay and lesbian couples proudly expressed their love for each other in studio portraits. Unlike the common belief that such relationships were “the love that dare not speak its name,” as Oscar Wilde so famously described same sex attraction in his poem “Two Loves,” gays and lesbians often dared to show their love. Indeed, many gay and lesbian couples more or less lived openly together throughout their lives. This was far easier for women than for men as women were expected to live together if they were not married, or to live with the euphemistically termed “female companion.” Men, no historical surprises here, had their own haunts for meeting like-minded souls. In London these could be found in the “Molly houses” and gentlemen’s clubs or pick-ups haunts at Lincoln’s Inn, or St. James Park or the path on the City’s Moorfields, which was charmingly referred to as “Sodomites Walk.” Theaters and circuses were also well-known dens of...
Get kids interested in history with these historical books for kids! These history books can bring history to life, and make learning more engaging.
These shots from Charm Magazine in the 50's are so elegant, and the long lean silhouettes, angles and curves are utterly chic. The last pho...
Soyouthinkyoucanseespoons ca. 1860, [portrait of two ladies with spoons] via the Smithsonian Archives, Photographic History Collection ( posted for the 2x time) love it
Amor with old movies... What more could you want? Here at Java's Journey , we've updated last year's list of films for Valentine's Day and ...
Organizations interested in LGBTQ+ history, such as The History Project, were established in numerous cities in the U.S. and worldwide. These
A new book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s, includes over 300 previously unpublished images. Authors Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell started collecting 20 years ago.
Story illustration for “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Judith Kelly, published in the Ladies’ Home Journal, March 1941, page 13. Featuring a young bride and groom embracing as a man straightens the bride's train The caption reads: “Tom caught her in his arms, drew her close, ‘I love you,’ he whispered against her lips." Signed Lower right. As a youngster, William Andrew Loomis loved to draw pictures, but it was a visit to the nearby studio of Howard Chandler Christy that made him decide to seek for himself an artist’s career. Loomis was born in Syracuse, New York, and grew up in Zanesville, Ohio. At 19, he went to New York to attend the Art Students League, where he studied under George Bridgman and Frank Vincent DuMond. In 1915, he got a job in Chicago with the art organization of the Charles Daniel Frey; he also attended classes at the Chicago Art Institute. This was interrupted in 1917 when he enlisted in the Army and served 20 months, half of them in France. After the war, Loomis returned to Chicago to work at the Charles Everett Johnson advertising art studio, then for Bertch and Cooper. He finally opened his own studio as a free-lance artist. Equally at home in either editorial or advertising illustration, Loomis had a long career in both and also painted many twenty-four-sheet poster advertisements. This broad experience especially qualified him as a teacher at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Countless other art students who could not study with him personally benefited from his several art books, including Fun With a Pencil, Drawing for All It’s Worth, and Creative Illustration, published by The Viking Press. In 1999 Looms was inducted into the Society of Illustrators’ Hall of Fame.
Milton Glaser’s 1977 “I ♥ NY” is perhaps the greatest love letter of all time–how could we not indulge in a little background for Design History 101’s very first Valentine’s Day? Especially since the story behind it still holds a few secrets. First, you’ll notice it says “NY,” not “NYC.” E
Nothing can define clearly what is love, but the sweet kiss could be the most objective measure for love. Each person has a different expression of love, and here are what people express their love from between the 1930s and 1950s.
A visual list of my history quotes from my commonplace book divided into time periods of history from when the quotes were written.
Eighty-nine-year-olds George Mendonsa and Greta Zimmer Friedman have been identified as the couple kissing in Times Square after World War II. His wife, Rita, is circled in the background.
thank heavens for young love..............or I might not have been around....LOL! This is a re-post, but i thought it was such a charming photo, and so perfect for Valentine's Day. This is my Mom and Dad.....1950 on the side of the runway at Willow Grove Air Station on a misty morning,. She was 16 and he was 18........photographer unknown (don't you love the bobby socks?)
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Teaching the History of Music Timeline can be a daunting task. Maybe it was something you loved to learn about in college or maybe it was something you really struggled with (insert me raising my hand!). This subject can be taught boring and monotonous - spitting out dates and names. BUT, what if I was to tell you, there are things you can do to liven it up? What if I could tell you that it doesn't have to be a snore fest? Here are my 3 TOP TIPS for making the history of music timeline shine an
Books are not all the same and the same subject matter can be boring as hell in one book but entertaining and fascinating when told by another writer. Learning history undoubtedly has multiple benefits that should not be underestimated: it will make you more attentive to what is happening around you you will be more
I found these photos of gay lovers and friends so touching, and I realized at that moment that the LGBTQ+ community has a history too.
So, the first three months of 2016 are really shock-full of James Norton: January sees War and Peace, episode 3 in the UK this evening and episode 1 tomorrow, in the US (on A&E, History Channel and...
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Learn a bit about the history of Valentine's Day, and explore some of the best Valentine's Day quotes to celebrate love this February!
Woven In: Woven in Italy History: Sacred Heart of Christ is an Italian jacquard wall tapestry. The devotion to the Sacred Heart, also known as the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, is one of the most widely practiced and well-known Roman Catholic devotions. Its main tenant takes Jesus Christ's physical heart as the represent
These are 190 best history quotes and short history slogans to inspire you. Read and share famous history quotes about importance of history, learning from history, black history
The Adventures of George Washington: A Storybook for the Ages - This Americana is best enjoyed over a breakfast of bacon with eggs cooked on the hot barrel of a gun you bought with a coupon.
Sir Joshua Reynolds was the first President of Britain’s Royal Arts Academy in the mid 1700s. He trumpeted a style known as Grand Style or History Painting, in which he contended that painter…
I found these photos of gay lovers and friends so touching, and I realized at that moment that the LGBTQ+ community has a history too.
LONDON — A Victorian Obsession is a touring exhibition of the largest collection of Victorian painting outside Great Britain: 52 works of consistently staggering technical quality and significance, owned by Mexican businessman Juan Antonio Pérez Simón.
