J.c. leyendecker gay

Long before Calvin Klein and Abercrombie & Fitch, J.C. Leyendecker brought homoeroticism to Madison Avenue. "Men with Golf Clubs," a painting for an Arrow Collar advertisement around

He was one of the few known reportedly gay artists working in the early-twentieth century United States. [1][2][3] Leyendecker (also known as 'J. C.' or 'Joe') was born on March 23, , in Montabaur, Germany, to Peter Leyendecker (–) and Elizabeth Ortseifen Leyendecker (–).