1. George Quaintance was an American artist, famous for his "idealized, strongly homoerotic" depictions of men in mid-20th-century physique magazines.
10 Facts About George Quaintance
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George Quaintance's artwork helped establish the stereotype of the "macho stud" who was homosexual, leading him to be called a "pioneer of a gay aesthetic".
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George Quaintance was an influence on many later homoerotic artists, such as Tom of Finland.
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George Quaintance was born in Page County, Virginia, to George H and Ella Belle Quaintance, with an older sister Nannie.
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George Quaintance grew up on a farm, displaying an aptitude for art.
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In 1951, George Quaintance's art was used for the first cover of Physique Pictorial, edited by Bob Mizer of the Athletic Model Guild.
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In 1953, George Quaintance completed a series of three paintings about a matador, modeled by Angel Avila, another of his lovers.
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George Quaintance had a close connection with Randolph Benson and John Bullock, the cofounders of physique magazine Grecian Guild Pictorial.
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George Quaintance wrote a personal essay for the magazine's spring 1956 issue in which he provided a sketch of his life and career, and answered reader questions.
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George Quaintance died of a heart attack on November 8,1957.