| Δευτέρα, Απριλίου 16, 2007 |
| 276 * William Andrew Pogany (1882-1955), IΙ * |
 Από την εικονογράφηση του βιβλίου "ΤHE SONGS OF BILITIS"
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| 275 * William Andrew Pogany (1882-1955), I * |
Από την εικονογράφηση του βιβλίου "The Songs of Bilitis" First published in Paris in 1894, this purports to be translations of poems by a woman named Bilitis, a contemporary and acquaintance of Sappho. This caused a sensation, not only because finding an intact cache of poems from a completely unknown Greek poet circa 600 B.C. would be a miracle, but because of its open and sensitive exploration of lesbian eroticism. Actually Bilitis never existed. The poems were a clever forgery by Pierre Louÿs--the "translator"; to lend weight, he had even included a bibliography with bogus supporting works. Louÿs actually did have a good command of the classics, and he salted Bilitis with a number of quotations from real poets, including Sappho, to make it even more convincing.
Just because this is a fake does not detract from its literary value. And just because it was written by a man did not prevent it from acquiring cultural significance for Lesbians. In fact, one of the earliest organizations of Lesbians in the United States was called the Daughters of Bilitis (although this could have been because it was a reference that would elude most people).
Prior to the 1960s, in the US, English translations of Bilitis were considered risqué enough to warrant lavish privately printed limited editions. This was a dodge to circumvent now-defunct censorship laws. The version this particular etext is based on was printed in 1926, and has sensual and very witty Art Deco illustrations by Wily Pogany.
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| Δευτέρα, Απριλίου 02, 2007 |
| 269 * The art of Helena Mirosedina * |
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| Τρίτη, Ιανουαρίου 23, 2007 |
| 220 * 19th C. lesbian pioneers, V: Romaine Brooks (1874-1970) * |
 Romaine Brooks' 1923 Self Portrait (National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution) is her most important work. This work boldly establishes a lesbian identity in the visual arts.
   Romaine Brooks was born Romaine Mary Goddard on May 1, 1874, in Rome, Italy. In 1905, after leaving her husband with a generous annuity, Brooks cut her hair, donned men's clothes and returned to Paris, where she began painting the portraits for which she became renowned. In 1915 Brooks met and fell in love with the writer and salon patroness Natalie Barney, and they began a relationship that would last for fifty years. Together they collaborated on a novel, The One Who Is Legion, or A.D.'s After-Life, which was privately printed in London in 1930 with illustrations by Brooks. Over the years Brooks painted many of the famous lesbian habitues of Barney's salon, including Barney as an Amazon and Lady Una Trowbridge, lover of Radclyffe Hall...
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 Natalie Barney & Romaine Brooks
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| 217 * 19th C. lesbian pioneers, II: Edith S. Watson (1861-1943) * |
From the 1890s to the 1930s, Edith S. Watson, spent virtually her entire adult life as a travelling frelance photographer. As aself-supporting, itinerant, artistic and commercial photographer, she travelled across Canada documenting the lives of rural people, frequently women, at work. Watson lived and worked with Bermudian journalist Victoria Hayward, who coined the phrase "Canadian mosaic" in their book Romantic Canada.
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| 216 * 19th C. lesbian pioneers, I: Emma Jane Gay (1830-1919) * |
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| Δευτέρα, Νοεμβρίου 27, 2006 |
| 138 * Rudolf Schlichter: Women's Pub * |
 (η εικόνα είναι από το βιβλίο Gay Life and Culture)Ετικέτες LESBIAN ART- a |
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| Τετάρτη, Νοεμβρίου 22, 2006 |
| 135 * Σαπφώ * |
 SIMEON SOLOMONΤην Aνακτορία, την Κύδνω, την Ατθίδα,
την Αγαλλίδα, την Γογγύλα, την Γυρίννω,
την Μεγαρίδα, την Τελεσίππη
και πάμπολλες άλλες που αγάπησα...
 SIMEON SOLOMON (1864)
"Σαπφώ και Γυρίννω, σ' έναν κήπο στην Μυτιλήνη"
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| * ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣ & ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΩ * |
FRANCOIS BOUCHER
(1757)
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| * ΑΜΑΡΥΛΛΙΣ * |
 JACOB VAN LOO(1630)(η εικόνα είναι από το βιβλίο Gay Life and Culture)Ετικέτες LESBIAN ART- a |
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