Great War Victory (1918) by J.C. Leyendecker Size:70x100 cm / 28x40″ sharp side-eye

sharp side-eye

it turns “respectable” society into theatre

it belongs to Leyendecker’s golden age of American commercial art

this print is a wonderful way to showcase your support for the LGBTQ+ community

but their softened profiles blur gender into dream

Great War Victory (1918) by J.C. Leyendecker Size:70x100 cm / 28x40″ sharp side-eyeJ. C. Leyendeckers Great War Victory (1918) turns the end of war into a sacred stage. Painted as an oil on canvas illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, it shows an allegorical Victory crowned with laurel, framed by 19141918, sword, palm, and banners for honour, peace and plenty. She is not a known lover or sitter; the queer charge sits with Leyendecker himself, whose life with model and companion Charles Beach was hidden behind mainstream