It's been over a year since I featured the work of Robert Giard, and that's too long.
We begin with Man in His Bathroom from 1978.
Monday, October 26, 2026
Douglas Crimp
In response to the AIDS crisis, Robert Giard began a series of portraits of as many influential gay artists and writers as he could. The Particular Voices group of photos eventually came to number over 600. This one of art critic, writer, and activist Douglas Crimp is a good example.
Legacy
When Robert Giard died suddenly in 2002, his surviving partner Jonathan Silin
and other associates founded the Robert Giard Foundation to further the work
of young photographers. Thus, this fine artist's legacy lives on. The 2019 photo
above is Justin by Camilo Godoy, a prize winner sponsored by the foundation.
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Eddie Williams
One doesn't usually think of desert landscapes in relation to Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild, but this photo of Eddie Williams sure looks like it.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Bath House Day
It's bath house day, and we start with some early 20th Century men, probably Russian.
Compulsory Baths
These men are getting a compulsory bath before being allowed to stay in a New York City
hostel for working men without apartments around 1905.
Bob Blount
1970s porn star Bob Blount posed in a bath house setting
for one of his numerous photo shoots.
Paris
Here we see two men getting a good scrub in 1900 Paris.
It looks like a pretty high end establishment.
English
This is said to be an English neighborhood bath in the 1960s. Two things that immediately caught my attention were the peeling paint and the guy at right who didn't quite cover everything up.
Coney Island
These two men are camping it up a bit at Stauch's Bath House,
a popular Coney Island spot for gays in the 1940s and 1950s.
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