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LEYENCKER: NORMAN ROCKWELL, BUT FIRST AND MAKE IT GAYIN HIS TIME ONE OF AMERI'S MOST CELEBRATED ILLTRATORS, LEYENCKER FAD OM NSCNS AFTER HIS ATH, BUT HE'S MAKG A {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JEFF TAYLOROCTOBER 23, 2019/4:52 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:955PX;WIDTH:731PX;}LEYENCKER/SATURDAY EVENG POSTBY JEFF TAYLOROCTOBER 23, 2019 / 4:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"J.C. LEYENCKER: NORMAN ROCKWELL, BUT FIRST AND MAKE IT GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-10-23T20:52:19.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-10-23T20:52:19.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEFF TAYLOR","KEYWORDS":"LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH, ART","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHANC ARE YOU'VE HEARD THE NAME NORMAN ROCKWELL, FAMED PATER OF IDYLLIC AMERINA SCEN THAT GRACED THE VERS OF HUNDREDS OF EDNS OF THE SATURDAY EVENG POST DURG THE 1900S, BUT JT AS LIKELY YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF HIS PRECSOR: ONE JOSEPH CHRISTIAN (J.C.) LEYENCKER.PUBLIC DOMAPORTRAS OF ARTISTS OM ARCHIV OF AMERIN ART, SMHSONIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PORTRAS OF ARTISTS OM ARCHIV OF AMERIN ART, SMHSONIAN INSTUTN (PUBLIC DOMA, PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROCKWELL SAW LEYENCKER AS ONE OF HIS MA SPIRATNS, AND HE IS REGULARLY LLED ROCKWELL'S "MENTOR." HE TOO CREATED HUNDREDS OF VERS FOR THE SATURDAY EVENG POST, AND CREATED ADVERTORIAL ILLTRATNS, MOST NOTABLY THE FAMO "ARROW COLLAR MAN," AND THE "CHTERFIELD MAN," BOTH OF WHICH WERE SEEN AS THE ULTIMATE MALE SEX SYMBOL THEIR DAY, PECIALLY THE FORMER, WHO WAS LIVERED WH A MIX OF GGEDNS AND REFEMENT THAT HELPED FE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN FACT, 'S BELIEVED THE ARROW COLLAR MAN IS WHO IS BEG REFERENCED BY DAISY THE GREAT GATSBY WHEN SHE TELLS THE NOVEL'S NAMAKE THAT HE LOOKS "SO OL," REMBLG "THE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE MAN."2019 NATNAL MM OF AMERIN ILLTRATN, NEWPORT, RI. PHOTO URTY AMERIN ILLTRATORS GALLERY, NEW YORK, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHASE, ARROW COLLAR, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROCKWELL WAS SO TAKEN BY LEYENCKER AND HIS WORK THAT HE DID EVERYTHG HE ULD TO ABSORB THE MAN'S ARTISTIC STYLE, AND EVEN HIS VERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS HE WROTE HIS TOBGRAPHY, MY ADVENTUR AS AN ILLTRATOR, WHERE HE SAID HE, AS AMERIN ILLTRATORS GALLERY SUMMARIZED, "FOLLOWED LEYENCKER AROUND NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, EMULATG LEYENCKER’S SWAGGER, OR LIMP AS WERE, AND 'ATTU.'"LEYENCKER/(C) 2019 NATNAL MM OF AMERIN ILLTRATN, NEWPORT, RI. PHOTO URTY AMERIN ILLTRATORS GALLERY, NEW YORK, NYRERD TIME, COOL SUMMER COMFORT —HOE OFKUPPENHEIMER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RERD TIME, COOL SUMMER COMFORT—HOE OF KUPPENHEIMER ADVERTISEMENT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE ROCKWELL WAS TRANSPARENT ABOUT HIS FLUENCE, AND WHILE LEYENCKER WAS WELL KNOWN HIS DAY, HIS NAME HAS BEEN LARGELY FOTTEN, WH ROCKWELL'S WORK REPLACG HIS THE LLECTIVE AMERIN NSCNS AS THE QUTSENTIAL 20TH CENTURY AMERIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PART OF THIS NEWFOUND TERT THE MAN AND HIS WORK HAS LED TO A EPER DISCSN OF HIS PERSONAL LIFE, CLUDG THE FACT THAT HE WAS GAY.J.C. LEYENCKER/LIBRARY OF CONGRS/CORBIS/VCG VIA GETTY IMAG"ARROW COLLARS & SHIRTS" ADVERTISG POSTER BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENCKER (PHOTO BY LIBRARY OF CONGRS/CORBIS/VCG VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARROW COLLARS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEYENCKER, WHO EMIGRATED TO THE UNED STAT OM GERMANY WH HIS FAY, WHICH CLUD HIS BROTHER, FRANK XAVIER (F.X.) LEYENCKER—A TALENTED ILLTRATOR HIS OWN RIGHT, WHO IS ALSO BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN GAY—MET 17-YEAR-OLD MOL CHARL BEACH WHEN HE WAS 29. HE WAS TAKEN BY THE YOUNG MAN'S GOOD LOOKS AND BEGAN G HIM HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE WOULD BEE THE PROTOTYPE FOR THE ARROW COLLAR MAN, AND ALSO BE ED AS A REFERENCE MOL FOR A NUMBER OF HIS OTHER PROJECTS. THE TWO WOULD GO ON TO LIVE TOGETHER FOR THE MAJORY OF THEIR ADULT LIV, PRUMED TO BE PARTNERS. BEACH WOULD ALSO SERVE AS LEYENCKER'S BS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE LEYENCKER'S ILLTRATNS MIGHT SEEM TAME BY TODAY'S STANDARDS, HIS LOVE FOR THE MALE FORM AND MASCULY GENERALLY IS EVINT. HE WAS FOND OF PICTG MEN ATHLETIC AND HEROIC SCEN, AND MANY OF HIS WORKS HAVE BEEN NOTED FOR NTAG MEN ENGAGED WHAT SOME HAVE READ AS LONGG GAZ.LEYENCKER/ARROW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARROW ADVERTISEMENT ILLTRATN, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A PIECE ON THE ARTIST FOR THE LOS ANGEL TIM, PUBLISHED 2008 AND PROMPTED BY THE PUBLITN OF THE BOOK J.C. LEYENCKER: AMERIN IMAGIST, REPORTER CAROLYN KELLOGG OFFERS SOME SIGHT TO HOW HE PTURED THE PHYSIQUE OF HIS BELOVED "MANLY MEN":{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEYENCKER’S EARLY STYLE—A CROSSHATCHED BSH STROKE THAT TURNED SOFT SURFAC TO SHARP PLAN—RERCED BEACH’S CHISELED GOOD LOOKS. WHEN HIS DYNAMIC CROSSHATCHG FAD TO SOFTER FILLS, LEYENCKER ENHANCED THE MANLS OF HIS SUBJECTS OTHER WAYS: HE L A SGLE LIGHT AND OILED THE MCL OF HIS MOLS FOR DRAMATIC NTOURG. IN AN EARLY MOCK-UP OF AN IVORY SOAP AD, AN ERECTN IS PROMENT THE FOLDS OF A BATHROBE. DES BEFORE FEMIST LRA MULVEY WROTE ABOUT THE MALE GAZE OBJECTIFYG WOMEN, LEYENCKER TURNED HIS GAZE TOWARD HANDSOME MEN AND CREATED WILY CIRCULATED INS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHAT YOU DO NOT FD LEYENCKER’S WORK IS THE NAKED FEMALE BODY," LLECTOR ALEDO VILLANUEVA-COLLADO HAS NOTED. "IT IS NEVER SHOWN ANYWHERE. AND ’S TERTG BEE ONE OF HIS FLUENC WAS ALPHONSE MUCHA, WHO DID MANY SEMI-EXPOSED WOMEN, BUT LEYENCKER DID NOT. I’VE LOOKED AT ENOUGH OF HIS WORK TO SAY THIS WH A GREE OF CERTATY."2019 NATNAL MM OF AMERIN ILLTRATN, NEWPORT, RI. PHOTO URTY AMERIN ILLTRATORS GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY. ATHLETE BEFORE A MOSAIC, C. 1910, OIL ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ATHLETE BEFORE A MOSAIC, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH HIS REER BOOMG, LEYENCKER AND BEACH THREW LAVISH PARTI WH FAMO GUTS ATTENDG. WHILE THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN RTRAED SOME REGARDS DUE TO THE HOMOPHOBIA AT THE TIME, THEY WERE CLEARLY NOT LIVG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GOOD TIM WERE NOT TO LAST, HOWEVER, WH MISSNS BEGNG TO DWDLE OVER TIME. BY THE LATE 1930S AND EARLY 1940S, WH TAST CHANGG, HE WAS BARELY GETTG ANY WORK. WHEN HE DIED 1951 OF A HEART ATTACK, AT THE AGE OF 77, HE HAD LTLE THE WAY OF WEALTH PARED WH HIS HEYDAY. HIS ASSETS WERE SPL BETWEEN BEACH, WHO DIED NOT LONG AFTER, AND HIS TRANGED SISTER—HIS BROTHER HAVG DIED 1924 OM A DG OVERDOSE.LEYENCKER/SATURDAY EVENG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LIFEGUARD, SAVE ME!"—SATURDAY EVENG POST COVER, AUGT 9, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO COLLECTORS WEEKLY, MANY OF HIS ORIGAL PATGS WERE SOLD AT A MMAGE SALE FOR $75 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT RECENT YEARS, LEYENCKER HAS BEGUN TO REEMERGE AS AN IMPORTANT ARTIST AND CULTURAL FIGURE, WH EXHIBNS OF THE ARTIST'S WORK POPPG UP AROUND THE UNTRY, CLUDG ONE CURRENTLY TAKG PLACE RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLA, AT REYNOLDA HOE MM OF AMERIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE OF HIS WORK FOLLOWS.LEYENCKER, PHOTO BY SWIM K 2/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGTHE DISC THROWER ILLTRATN BY J.C. LEYENCKER (PHOTO BY SWIM K 2/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DISC THROWER, 1906J.C. LEYENCKER/JOHN KANU PHOTOGRAPHY/SPORTS STUD PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGUNDATED: VTAGE FOOTBALL ILLTRATN. 1913 FOOTBALL ILLTRATN BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENCKER OM THE SATURDAY EVENG POST. (PHOTO BY JOHN KANU PHOTOGRAPHY/SPORTS STUD PHOTOS/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOOTBALL PLAYERS, 1913J.C. LEYENCKER/BETTMANN/GETTY IMAG1920 ADVERTISEMENT FOR CHTERFIELD CIGARETT FEATURG AN EDDIE RICKENBACKER-TYPE AVIATOR, SIGNED BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHTERFIELD CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENTJ.C. LEYENCKER/UNIVERSAL HISTORY ARCHIVE/UNIVERSAL IMAG GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGWORLD WAR ONE US MAR POSTER TLED 'SOLDIERS OF THE SEA' ENURAGG MEN TO ENLIST. CREATED BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENCKER (1874-1951) PREEMENT AMERIN ILLTRATORS. DATED 1917. (PHOTO BY: UNIVERSAL HISTORY ARCHIVE/UNIVERSAL IMAG GROUP VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOLDIERS OF THE SEA, 1917LEYENCKER/SWIM INK 2, LLC/CORBIS/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGAMERI CALLS RECMENT POSTER BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENCKER (PHOTO BY �� SWIM INK 2, LLC/CORBIS/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMERI CALLS RECMENT POSTERLEYENCKER/INTERWOVEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEYENCKER INTERWOVEN SOCKS ADVERTISEMENT, CIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}LGBTQ HISTORY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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J.C. LEYENCKER: NORMAN ROCKWELL, BUT FIRST AND MAKE IT GAYIN HIS TIME ONE OF AMERI'S MOST CELEBRATED ILLTRATORS, LEYENCKER FAD OM NSCNS AFTER HIS ATH, BUT HE'S MAKG A {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JEFF TAYLOROCTOBER 23, 2019/4:52 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:955PX;WIDTH:731PX;}LEYENCKER/SATURDAY EVENG POSTBY JEFF TAYLOROCTOBER 23, 2019 / 4:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"J.C. LEYENCKER: NORMAN ROCKWELL, BUT FIRST AND MAKE IT GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-10-23T20:52:19.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-10-23T20:52:19.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEFF TAYLOR","KEYWORDS":"LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH, ART","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHANC ARE YOU'VE HEARD THE NAME NORMAN ROCKWELL, FAMED PATER OF IDYLLIC AMERINA SCEN THAT GRACED THE VERS OF HUNDREDS OF EDNS OF THE SATURDAY EVENG POST DURG THE 1900S, BUT JT AS LIKELY YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF HIS PRECSOR: ONE JOSEPH CHRISTIAN (J.C.) LEYENCKER.PUBLIC DOMAPORTRAS OF ARTISTS OM ARCHIV OF AMERIN ART, SMHSONIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PORTRAS OF ARTISTS OM ARCHIV OF AMERIN ART, SMHSONIAN INSTUTN (PUBLIC DOMA, PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROCKWELL SAW LEYENCKER AS ONE OF HIS MA SPIRATNS, AND HE IS REGULARLY LLED ROCKWELL'S "MENTOR." HE TOO CREATED HUNDREDS OF VERS FOR THE SATURDAY EVENG POST, AND CREATED ADVERTORIAL ILLTRATNS, MOST NOTABLY THE FAMO "ARROW COLLAR MAN," AND THE "CHTERFIELD MAN," BOTH OF WHICH WERE SEEN AS THE ULTIMATE MALE SEX SYMBOL THEIR DAY, PECIALLY THE FORMER, WHO WAS LIVERED WH A MIX OF GGEDNS AND REFEMENT THAT HELPED FE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN FACT, 'S BELIEVED THE ARROW COLLAR MAN IS WHO IS BEG REFERENCED BY DAISY THE GREAT GATSBY WHEN SHE TELLS THE NOVEL'S NAMAKE THAT HE LOOKS "SO OL," REMBLG "THE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE MAN."2019 NATNAL MM OF AMERIN ILLTRATN, NEWPORT, RI. PHOTO URTY AMERIN ILLTRATORS GALLERY, NEW YORK, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHASE, ARROW COLLAR, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROCKWELL WAS SO TAKEN BY LEYENCKER AND HIS WORK THAT HE DID EVERYTHG HE ULD TO ABSORB THE MAN'S ARTISTIC STYLE, AND EVEN HIS VERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS HE WROTE HIS TOBGRAPHY, MY ADVENTUR AS AN ILLTRATOR, WHERE HE SAID HE, AS AMERIN ILLTRATORS GALLERY SUMMARIZED, "FOLLOWED LEYENCKER AROUND NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, EMULATG LEYENCKER’S SWAGGER, OR LIMP AS WERE, AND 'ATTU.'"LEYENCKER/(C) 2019 NATNAL MM OF AMERIN ILLTRATN, NEWPORT, RI. PHOTO URTY AMERIN ILLTRATORS GALLERY, NEW YORK, NYRERD TIME, COOL SUMMER COMFORT —HOE OFKUPPENHEIMER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RERD TIME, COOL SUMMER COMFORT—HOE OF KUPPENHEIMER ADVERTISEMENT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE ROCKWELL WAS TRANSPARENT ABOUT HIS FLUENCE, AND WHILE LEYENCKER WAS WELL KNOWN HIS DAY, HIS NAME HAS BEEN LARGELY FOTTEN, WH ROCKWELL'S WORK REPLACG HIS THE LLECTIVE AMERIN NSCNS AS THE QUTSENTIAL 20TH CENTURY AMERIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PART OF THIS NEWFOUND TERT THE MAN AND HIS WORK HAS LED TO A EPER DISCSN OF HIS PERSONAL LIFE, CLUDG THE FACT THAT HE WAS GAY.J.C. LEYENCKER/LIBRARY OF CONGRS/CORBIS/VCG VIA GETTY IMAG"ARROW COLLARS & SHIRTS" ADVERTISG POSTER BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENCKER (PHOTO BY LIBRARY OF CONGRS/CORBIS/VCG VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARROW COLLARS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEYENCKER, WHO EMIGRATED TO THE UNED STAT OM GERMANY WH HIS FAY, WHICH CLUD HIS BROTHER, FRANK XAVIER (F.X.) LEYENCKER—A TALENTED ILLTRATOR HIS OWN RIGHT, WHO IS ALSO BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN GAY—MET 17-YEAR-OLD MOL CHARL BEACH WHEN HE WAS 29. HE WAS TAKEN BY THE YOUNG MAN'S GOOD LOOKS AND BEGAN G HIM HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE WOULD BEE THE PROTOTYPE FOR THE ARROW COLLAR MAN, AND ALSO BE ED AS A REFERENCE MOL FOR A NUMBER OF HIS OTHER PROJECTS. THE TWO WOULD GO ON TO LIVE TOGETHER FOR THE MAJORY OF THEIR ADULT LIV, PRUMED TO BE PARTNERS. BEACH WOULD ALSO SERVE AS LEYENCKER'S BS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE LEYENCKER'S ILLTRATNS MIGHT SEEM TAME BY TODAY'S STANDARDS, HIS LOVE FOR THE MALE FORM AND MASCULY GENERALLY IS EVINT. HE WAS FOND OF PICTG MEN ATHLETIC AND HEROIC SCEN, AND MANY OF HIS WORKS HAVE BEEN NOTED FOR NTAG MEN ENGAGED WHAT SOME HAVE READ AS LONGG GAZ.LEYENCKER/ARROW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARROW ADVERTISEMENT ILLTRATN, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A PIECE ON THE ARTIST FOR THE LOS ANGEL TIM, PUBLISHED 2008 AND PROMPTED BY THE PUBLITN OF THE BOOK J.C. LEYENCKER: AMERIN IMAGIST, REPORTER CAROLYN KELLOGG OFFERS SOME SIGHT TO HOW HE PTURED THE PHYSIQUE OF HIS BELOVED "MANLY MEN":{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEYENCKER’S EARLY STYLE—A CROSSHATCHED BSH STROKE THAT TURNED SOFT SURFAC TO SHARP PLAN—RERCED BEACH’S CHISELED GOOD LOOKS. WHEN HIS DYNAMIC CROSSHATCHG FAD TO SOFTER FILLS, LEYENCKER ENHANCED THE MANLS OF HIS SUBJECTS OTHER WAYS: HE L A SGLE LIGHT AND OILED THE MCL OF HIS MOLS FOR DRAMATIC NTOURG. IN AN EARLY MOCK-UP OF AN IVORY SOAP AD, AN ERECTN IS PROMENT THE FOLDS OF A BATHROBE. DES BEFORE FEMIST LRA MULVEY WROTE ABOUT THE MALE GAZE OBJECTIFYG WOMEN, LEYENCKER TURNED HIS GAZE TOWARD HANDSOME MEN AND CREATED WILY CIRCULATED INS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHAT YOU DO NOT FD LEYENCKER’S WORK IS THE NAKED FEMALE BODY," LLECTOR ALEDO VILLANUEVA-COLLADO HAS NOTED. "IT IS NEVER SHOWN ANYWHERE. AND ’S TERTG BEE ONE OF HIS FLUENC WAS ALPHONSE MUCHA, WHO DID MANY SEMI-EXPOSED WOMEN, BUT LEYENCKER DID NOT. I’VE LOOKED AT ENOUGH OF HIS WORK TO SAY THIS WH A GREE OF CERTATY."2019 NATNAL MM OF AMERIN ILLTRATN, NEWPORT, RI. PHOTO URTY AMERIN ILLTRATORS GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY. ATHLETE BEFORE A MOSAIC, C. 1910, OIL ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ATHLETE BEFORE A MOSAIC, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH HIS REER BOOMG, LEYENCKER AND BEACH THREW LAVISH PARTI WH FAMO GUTS ATTENDG. WHILE THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN RTRAED SOME REGARDS DUE TO THE HOMOPHOBIA AT THE TIME, THEY WERE CLEARLY NOT LIVG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GOOD TIM WERE NOT TO LAST, HOWEVER, WH MISSNS BEGNG TO DWDLE OVER TIME. BY THE LATE 1930S AND EARLY 1940S, WH TAST CHANGG, HE WAS BARELY GETTG ANY WORK. WHEN HE DIED 1951 OF A HEART ATTACK, AT THE AGE OF 77, HE HAD LTLE THE WAY OF WEALTH PARED WH HIS HEYDAY. HIS ASSETS WERE SPL BETWEEN BEACH, WHO DIED NOT LONG AFTER, AND HIS TRANGED SISTER—HIS BROTHER HAVG DIED 1924 OM A DG OVERDOSE.LEYENCKER/SATURDAY EVENG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LIFEGUARD, SAVE ME!"—SATURDAY EVENG POST COVER, AUGT 9, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO COLLECTORS WEEKLY, MANY OF HIS ORIGAL PATGS WERE SOLD AT A MMAGE SALE FOR $75 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT RECENT YEARS, LEYENCKER HAS BEGUN TO REEMERGE AS AN IMPORTANT ARTIST AND CULTURAL FIGURE, WH EXHIBNS OF THE ARTIST'S WORK POPPG UP AROUND THE UNTRY, CLUDG ONE CURRENTLY TAKG PLACE RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLA, AT REYNOLDA HOE MM OF AMERIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE OF HIS WORK FOLLOWS.LEYENCKER, PHOTO BY SWIM K 2/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGTHE DISC THROWER ILLTRATN BY J.C. LEYENCKER (PHOTO BY SWIM K 2/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DISC THROWER, 1906J.C. LEYENCKER/JOHN KANU PHOTOGRAPHY/SPORTS STUD PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGUNDATED: VTAGE FOOTBALL ILLTRATN. 1913 FOOTBALL ILLTRATN BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENCKER OM THE SATURDAY EVENG POST. (PHOTO BY JOHN KANU PHOTOGRAPHY/SPORTS STUD PHOTOS/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOOTBALL PLAYERS, 1913J.C. LEYENCKER/BETTMANN/GETTY IMAG1920 ADVERTISEMENT FOR CHTERFIELD CIGARETT FEATURG AN EDDIE RICKENBACKER-TYPE AVIATOR, SIGNED BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHTERFIELD CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENTJ.C. LEYENCKER/UNIVERSAL HISTORY ARCHIVE/UNIVERSAL IMAG GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGWORLD WAR ONE US MAR POSTER TLED 'SOLDIERS OF THE SEA' ENURAGG MEN TO ENLIST. CREATED BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENCKER (1874-1951) PREEMENT AMERIN ILLTRATORS. DATED 1917. (PHOTO BY: UNIVERSAL HISTORY ARCHIVE/UNIVERSAL IMAG GROUP VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOLDIERS OF THE SEA, 1917LEYENCKER/SWIM INK 2, LLC/CORBIS/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGAMERI CALLS RECMENT POSTER BY JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENCKER (PHOTO BY �� SWIM INK 2, LLC/CORBIS/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMERI CALLS RECMENT POSTERLEYENCKER/INTERWOVEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEYENCKER INTERWOVEN SOCKS ADVERTISEMENT, CIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}LGBTQ HISTORY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
) Leyencker—a talented illtrator his own right, who is also believed to have been gay—met 17-year-old mol Charl Beach when he was 29. While they might have been rtraed some regards due to the homophobia at the time, they were clearly not livg good tim were not to last, however, wh missns begng to dwdle over time. But his work advertisg also is fluential, as the then-closeted artist often clud homoerotic them his illtratns.
That was the first time the word “homosexual” was ever said on televisn.
The immediate reactn was how gay [the ads] are and how shockg is that they’re 100 years old. It’s very homoerotic, and to most LGBTQ people, ’s shockg that those ads were published mastream Amerin newspapers and magaz. He was a cis gay man dog d [msagg] the 1920s, and she’s an out, Black, trans mol on billboards New York.
J.C. LEYENCKER: THE GREATT GAY ARTIST YOU DON’T KNOW
Strangely, the nservative, anti-New Deal, and middle class fay orientated publitn had what is (to most morn ey at least) a sexualised ‘gay’ image of the U.
Before the nservative backlash of the mid-20th century, the Amerin public celebrated his imag of sleek mcle-men, whose glisteng homo-eroticism adorned endls magaze vers. Leyencker’s sexualy, often attributg the apparent homoerotic athetic of his work to a homosexual inty. Whout qutn, [he] excelled at pictg male homosocial spac – locker rooms, clubho, tailorg shops – and extraordarily handsome young men cur pos or exchangg glanc.
A sportg ‘homosocial space’ as picted by Leyencker.
MARVEL’S WHAT IF...? WAS SPIRED BY A LOW-KEY GAY IN AND FAVORE OF STUCKY SHIPPERS
I do not know if this image pre or post dat the one above but I thk that may be regard as not gay but as ‘mp’.
This word may e om the French se mper (to flnt) and morn tim is almost exclively associated wh the flntg of homosexualy – but this was not always the se. Unlike Rockwell’s celebratn of tradnal fay valu, Leyencker’s two hyper-mascule, square-jawed, all-Amerin ins of Thanksgivg, a Puran and a football player, eye each other like two men cisg a gay nightclub wh a strict and peculiar drs .
Here are some of Leyencker’s perhaps more obvly homoerotic pictns of rowers.
‘COD: THE HIDN LOVE OF J.C. LEYENCKER’ CELEBRAT UNSUNG GAY ARTIST
Not all of Leyencker’s imag had a gay subtext, probably not least for mercial reasons. When given ee licence to pict sailors, he may have chosen to employ every stereotypil homoerotic image available:. Possibly an example of what Wikipedia lled the ‘apparent homoerotic athetic of his work’.
But Leyencker was forced to keep a secret his work and his life: He was gay. Leyencker jos the pantheon of unsung queer hero like World War II breaker Alan Turg, whose ntributns to morn society have been hidn and overlooked due to homophobia and misbegotten shame.