The art of looking : the life and treasures of collector Charles Leslie /
Illustrated biography of Charles Leslie, the art collector and founder of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
Bruno Gmünder,
[2015]
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| Summary: | Illustrated biography of Charles Leslie, the art collector and founder of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. "Have you heard of Charles Leslie? Novelist and Nobel Prize-winner Thomas Mann pinched his butt. He has the biggest penis collection in the world. He is one of the fathers of modern SoHo in New York. An he is--together with his partner Fritz Lohman--the founder of the first museum of gay and lesbian art. Best-selling author Kevin Clarke tells the incredible story of the man behind the museum, a life that reflects the major turning points of Gay Liberation from the 1950s until today. Featuring many images from Charles Leslie's private art collection as well as photos by Rick Day and Steve Benisty of the one-of-a-kind Leslie-Lohman SoHo apartment." -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "In collaboration with the Leslie+Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art." The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy is inscribed by the author. |
| Physical Description: | 200 pages : chiefly color illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm |
| ISBN: | 9783867877633 3867877637 |