Patrick Angus
| Patrick Angus | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Patrick Morton Angus December 3, 1953 North Hollywood, California |
| Died |
May 13, 1992 (aged 38) New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | American Social-Realist paintings |
| Movement | Social-Realism |
| Website | https://www.leslielohman.org |
| Patron(s) | David Hockney, Robert B. Stuart, Douglas Blair Turnbaugh |
Patrick Angus (1953–1992) was a 20th-century American painter who, among many other works, created a number acrylic paintings of the interior of the Gaiety Theater and some of its dancers and customers in the 1980s. Some of the titles are: Grand Finale (1985), The Apollo Room I (1986), Remember the Promise You Made (1986), Slave to the Rhythm (1986), All The Love in the World (1987), and Hanky Panky (1991) [1][2]
Although a dedicated creator of portraits and still lifes, and an occasional designer of stage settings, Angus is principally known for works begun in 1981 depicting the young male erotic dancers at the Gaiety and other New York showplaces.[3] Referring to an earlier French painter who made his reputation depicting the demi-monde, playwright Robert Patrick deemed Angus "The Toulouse-Lautrec of Times Square."
In popular culture
Angus appears as himself in the 1990 documentary movie Resident Alien, about Quentin Crisp in New York. Angus is portrayed by actor Jonathan Tucker in the 2009 dramatic movie An Englishman in New York, a biographical picture about the later years of Quentin Crisp. Crisp befriends Angus in both films, and encourages him to show his work.
References
- ↑ Strip Show: Paintings by Patrick Angus, introduced by Douglas Blair Turnbaugh. London: Editions Aubrey Walter, 1992. ISBN 978-0-85449-172-8
- ↑ The Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation entry on Patrick Angus
- ↑ Turnbaugh, Douglas Blair (2002). "Angus, Patrick (1953-1992)". glbtq inc. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
American realist artist Patrick Angus produced keenly observed and compassionate depictions of the 1980s gay demimonde. His work captures, with sympathy, understanding, and wit, the longing and loneliness of many urban gay men of the era.
- Patrick Angus Los Angeles Drawings, Introduction by Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, Published by Leslie - Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York City and Schwules Museum Berlin, 2003. ISBN 0-913925-020