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The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869-1939

The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869-1939

Katz, Jonathan D.

Hardcover

Art Criticism & TheoryGeneral ArtGLBTQIA Studies

Publisher Price: $74.95

ISBN10: 1580936938
ISBN13: 9781580936934
Publisher: Monacelli Press
Published: Jul 16 2025
Pages: 368
Weight: 6.40
Height: 1.50 Width: 10.30 Depth: 12.30
Language: English

'Erudite and sumptuous' - The New York Times

A groundbreaking, global survey of queer art, featuring more than 300 artworks made following the introduction of the term 'homosexual' in 1869

An unprecedented and historic new book, The First Homosexuals traces the evolution of the homosexual identity through an archive of more than 300 paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photographs, and film stills from around the world - many presented in a queer, global, and colonial context for the first time. Accompanying the works are twenty-two original, insightful essays by leading experts in art and queer history, each focusing on one geographical region - from Japan to Australia to the Indigenous populations of South America. Ranging from well-known masterpieces to works by unknown artists and pieces rarely considered in the context of sexuality, The First Homosexuals offers a stunning and illuminating look at the first self-consciously queer art. The book accompanies a groundbreaking exhibition of the same name presented at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago.

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