Gay Art: A Historic Collection
Falkon and Waugh have done a huge service in presenting this historical material to us to enjoy, lust at and ponder over.—Edge(Edge)A fantastic re-issue. . . . This book is a must-have for anyone who is seriously interested in the history of gay art, and even for folks who are just wanting a general overview of the subject.—Monotonous.net(Monotonous.net)Arty smut ... [including] a variety of accomplished, moving, alarming, and amusing works by artists, accompanied by engaging commentary.—Outwords (Winnipeg)(Outwords)A treasure trove of early gay pornography.—Chicago Free Press(Chicago Free Press)Gay Art: A Historic Collectionis essential reading for anyone interested in gay graphics, gay history, in the cultural history of the 1960s and 70s, sex in the arts, or plain old hot pictures....—Inches Magazine(part of a 9-page article, including an interview with co-author Thomas Waugh) (Inches Magazine)The authors and the press deserve a lot of credit and thanks for putting together this revised edition of the 1972 collection of erotic gay male art.... This is an excellent book that's comprehensive and fun.—Torsomagazine (Torso Magazine)Erotic gay male art is a very big category but this revised and updated edition of the bestselling Greenleaf book does a good job. Thomas Waugh really educates the reader with his excellent introduction and his captions for the illustrations throughout the book.—Mandatemagazine (Mandate)Kudos to Arsenal Pulp Press for bringing [Gay Art] back.... Waugh's witty commentary for each of the 154 images—reaching back to the lusty satyrs of ancient Greece—are a zesty addition to the book, whose erotic greats include Blade, Etienne, Graewolf, and Quantance, each artist a stimulating precursor to today's self-pleasuring DVDs.—San Francisco Bay Times(SF Bay Times review)Gay Artis not only fun to look at, but it puts the genre of gay art in an historical perspective that is well written and most informative.—Liberty Press(Wichita, KS) (Liberty Press (Wichita)2007-03-01)For me, the most interesting thing about this book is the way new information was found between the two versions, and how censorship has evolved since the beginning of the 1970s.... For the late 60s/early 70s perspective of the original author on art, gay rights and society,Gay Artdoes deserve its subtitle, "a historic collection."—The Gay Comics List(Gay Comics List2007-07-01)The book retains Falkon's witty profiles and commentary [from the original], updating it with the artists' real names whenever possible, and adds a long introduction by Waugh, along with some clever interpretative captions.... The book has unquestionable value as a look into the fantasy life of gay men from the 1950s to the 70s.—Bay Area Reporter(Bay Area Reporter2007-05-17)This new edition is worth perusing for what it tells of an earlier era's depiction of sexuality and masculinity.... Those glancing at this volume will undoubtedly contemplate not only how much has changed but also how much has not in depicting gay male life.—Canadian Book Review Annual(Canadian Book Review Annual2008-06-01)