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Home>Discover LGBTQ+ Art & Artists

# Discover LGBTQ+ Art & Artists

Explore queer artists and artworks representing the queer community. From Andy Warhol to Zanele Muholi, discover the LGBTQ+ pioneers in our collection who have left their mark on art history.

On this page: Highlights, Artist Spotlights, Explore More Queer Artists, Educator Resources, Events, and From Our Shop.

## Highlights from Our Collection

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
David Hockney, Stanley Baden, James Hirahara, Stephanie Wagner, Gemini G.E.L., *Above and Beyond*, 1993 (published 1994), screenprint on Arches 88 wove paper, Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist, in honor of Andrew Robison, 2016.146.20

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Allen Ginsberg, *Keith Haring visiting his Pop Shop on Lafayette Street September 23, 1989.*, 1989, gelatin silver print, Gift of Gary Davis, 2017.165.37

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Robert Indiana, *AMOR*, conceived 1998, fabricated 2006, polychrome aluminum, Gift of Simon and Gillian Salama-Caro in memory of Ruth Klausner, 2012.27.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Nan Goldin, *Christmas at The Other Side, Boston*, 1972, gelatin silver print, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2008.30.16

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Diane Arbus, Neil Selkirk, *Female Impersonator with Jewels, N.Y.C.*, 1958, printed 1975, gelatin silver print, Gay Block Fund, 2006.91.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Lola Álvarez Bravo, *Frida Kahlo*, c. 1944, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. Robert Lennon and Mr. Ramon Osuna in Memory of Gene Baro.), 2015.19.4322

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Andy Warhol, *Self-Portrait*, 1986, synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas, Gift of the Collectors Committee, 2000.28.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, *Clasped Hands of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning*, model 1853, bronze, Gift in honor of Margaret and Raymond Horowitz, 2005.41.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Jasper Johns, Kenneth Tyler, Gemini G.E.L., *The Critic Smiles*, 1969, lead relief with gold and tin leaf, Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist, 1985.4.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Robert Rauschenberg, *Black Painting*, 1952, oil and newspaper on canvas, Gift of Jasper Johns to the National Gallery of Art for the Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection, 2013.140.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Ellsworth Kelly, *Color Panels for a Large Wall*, 1978, oil on canvas, Purchased with funds provided by The Glenstone Foundation, Mitchell P. Rales, Founder, 2005.87.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Mickalene Thomas, *Melody: Back*, 2011, diffusion transfer print (Polaroid), Charina Endowment Fund and Peter Edwards and Rose Gutfeld Fund, 2020.3.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Julie Mehretu, Cole Rogers, *Entropia (review)*, 2004, color screenprint and lithograph on Arches 88 paper, Thomas G. Klarner Collection, Gift of Neal Turtell, 2018.24.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Rosa Bonheur, *Cattle in the Auvergne*, 1867, black and white chalk with stumping and touches of pastel on brown wove paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2017.40.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Felix Gonzalez-Torres, *"Untitled" (Ross in L.A.)*, 1991, print on paper,  endless copies, Gift of the Collectors Committee and Emily and Mitchell Rales, 2017.51.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Wolfgang Tillmans, *Windfall*, 2002, chromogenic print, Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection, 2012.116.4

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Jean Cocteau, *Profile Head of a Woman*, 1960, black wash and dry brush on yellowish wove paper (Santo-Sospir letterhead), Joseph F. McCrindle Collection, 2009.70.96

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Mark Bradford, *Legendary*, 2016, mixed media on canvas, Purchased as the Gift of Ken Griffin and Anonymous, 2017.1.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Nicole Eisenman, Harlan & Weaver, Harlan & Weaver, *Beer Garden*, 2012 - 2017, etching, aquatint, and drypoint printed chine collé on wove Hahnemühle paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2022.9.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Zanele Muholi, *Zimaseka 'Zim' Salusalu, Gugulethu, Cape Town*, 2011, gelatin silver print, Gift of Joshua and Sara Slocum, 2021.111.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
David Hockney, David Hockney, Inc., *Self Portrait II*, 2012, inkjet print on Canson BFK Rives paper, Gift of Mary and John Pappajohn, 2020.24.2

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Marsden Hartley, *Berlin Abstraction*, 1914/1915, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund), 2014.79.21

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
George Platt Lynes, *Bernard Perlin*, 1949, gelatin silver print, Gift of the Estate of Bernard Perlin, 2015.8.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Berenice Abbott, *Jean Cocteau*, 1926, printed c. 1926 - 1936, gelatin silver print, Diana and Mallory Walker Fund, 2014.13.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Paul Cadmus, *Jared French, Fire Island*, 1942, gelatin silver print, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund, 2020.8.3

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Marie Laurencin, *In the Park*, 1924, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.158

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Grant Wood, *Haying*, 1939, oil on canvas on paperboard mounted on hardboard, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Strasburger, 1982.7.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Zoe Leonard, *I want a president*, 1992/2018, ink on onion skin paper, glass, L pins, Purchased as the Gift of the Gallery Girls in honor of Judith Brodie, 2019.28.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
John Edmonds, *Untitled (Hood 1)*, 2016, inkjet print, Gift of Larissa Leclair, 2019.163.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Mariette Pathy Allen, *Felicity, Then and Now*, 1980s, printed 1989, dye imbibition print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Donald C. and P. Dee Kirkpatrick), 2015.19.4566.4

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Jess, *Ex. 5 - Mind's I: Translation #12*, 1965, oil on canvas on wood, The Nancy Lee and Perry Bass Fund, 1997.79.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Sunil Gupta, *Untitled #9*, 1988, printed 2020, inkjet print, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2022.23.3

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Nancy Andrews, *The Congressmen: Barney Frank and Gerry Studds*, 1993, gelatin silver print, Gift of Nancy Andrews and Annie O'Neill, 2022.122.36

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Gwen John, *The Convalescent*, c. 1915-1925, oil on canvas, Paul Mellon Collection, 1994.59.15

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Gilbert & George, *Untitled*, c. 1973, gelatin silver print, Gift of Eileen and Michael Cohen, 2011.93.26

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Robert Mapplethorpe, *Self-Portrait (With Dancer)*, 1974, diffusion transfer print (Polaroid), Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2008.30.26

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Anthony Friedkin, *Jean Harlow, Drag Queen Ball, Long Beach*, 1971, gelatin silver print, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, 2018.177.71

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
ringl + pit, Grete Stern, Ellen Auerbach, *Die Ringlpitis*, 1931, bound volume of 6 photographs, 12 collages, 8 watercolors, 6 texts, and 1 drawing, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2017.141.1

LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
American 20th Century, Associated Press, *Title from caption on object: “Homosexuals Parade down Hollywood Boulevard”*, June 29, 1970, gelatin silver print with applied color, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, 2018.177.568

## Artist Spotlights

15 LGBTQ+ Artists to Know
Discover the lives of 15 LGBTQ+ artists and their art, much of which you can see at the National Gallery.

Who Is Ellsworth Kelly? 10 Things to KnowVisionary Photographer Tseng Kwong Chi’s Vintage “Selfies”Queer Artists Grete Stern and Ellen Auerbach: ringl + pit

## Explore More Queer Artists

Marsden HartleyRobert Indiana

Jasper JohnsEllsworth KellyJulie MehretuZanele MuholiRobert RauschenbergAndy Warhol

## Educator Resources (K-12)

See all educator resources

Lessons & Activities
Expressing the Individual
How is identity shaped, formed, and expressed? 

 

 

## Events

June 21
The Art of Looking
In honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Grant Wood's *New Road* is the inspiration for this interactive conversation. Join us for a one-hour virtual session and share your observations, interpretations, questions, and ideas about this work of art.

## From Our Shop

Book
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Defacement”: The Untold Story
Poster
Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace
Print
Andy Warhol’s Green Cat, 11 x 14

## Discover More Artists

Latinx Art and ArtistsBlack Art and ArtistsWomen Art and Artists

**Top image:** David Hockney, Stanley Baden, James Hirahara, Stephanie Wagner, Gemini G.E.L., *Above and Beyond*, 1993 (published 1994), screenprint on Arches 88 wove paper, Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist, in honor of Andrew Robison, 2016.146.20

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