Free Onle Library: When Nureyev stood still: more than 25 years after Rudolf Nureyev posed for artist Jamie Wyeth, the portras of the great gay dancer still ptivate. (art).(Interview) by "The Advote (The natnal gay & lbian newsmagaze)"; News, opn and mentary Balleras Behavr Portrayals Ballet dancers Portra paters Interviews Portra-paters
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- WHEN NUREYEV STOOD STILL: MORE THAN 25 YEARS AFTER RUDOLF NUREYEV POSED FOR ARTIST JAMIE WYETH, THE PORTRAS OF THE GREAT GAY DANCER STILL PTIVATE. (ART).
- THE UNTOLD STORY OF JFK AND HIS GAY BT FRIEND OF 30 YEARS
WHEN NUREYEV STOOD STILL: MORE THAN 25 YEARS AFTER RUDOLF NUREYEV POSED FOR ARTIST JAMIE WYETH, THE PORTRAS OF THE GREAT GAY DANCER STILL PTIVATE. (ART).
When third-generatn Amerin master portraist Jamie Wyeth approached Rudolf Nureyev about posg for a seri of patgs at the height of his celebry 1974, the mercurial gay dance god barked out, "No, I have no time. "I didn't nscly brg out anythg homoerotic; the thgs jt naturally me out wh him. " Nureyev's vorac sexualy was such that even though many knew he was gay, his legendary partnerg wh Brish prima ballera Mar Fonteyn brought mors a sexual relatnship.
" Nor did Nureyev--himself a polil refugee who fected om the Soviet Unn 1961 while on tour wh the Kirov Ballet--feel outrage at society's reprsn of other gay artists.
The gay muny "meant nothg to him, " says Wyeth. In Jack and Lem, published by Avalon, wrer David Pts sets about unverg the story of Jack Kennedy and his clost and art iend the world for 30 years, Lem Billgs — a gay man.
THE UNTOLD STORY OF JFK AND HIS GAY BT FRIEND OF 30 YEARS
Pts also bed through hundreds of photographs never seen by the public, many of which he was allowed to publish the book, and terviewed anyone and everyone he uld who knew Jack and Lem so he uld tell, as accurately as possible, the story of a print and his gay bt iend.
This guy’s wrg that JFK was fortable wh gay men, so big al, we all knew that. ” But of urse ’s not the fact that he had a iend named Lem Billgs who was gay.