The New-York Historical Society show will highlight the artist J.C. Leyendecker’s nuances on homosexuality.
“Under Cover: J.C. Leyendecker and American Masculinity” debuts at the NYHC on May 5 and will run through Aug. 13. It is being organizedThe NYHS’s president and chief executive officer Louise Mirrer said the exhibition is part of the organization’s ongoing commitment to tell stories of Americans whose lived experience, though important and consequential to U.S. history, are often absent from textbooks in schools and colleges.
J.C. Leyendecker soon landed his first commission for the Saturday Evening Post, which would be the start of a 44-year run. The artist’s ads for Kuppenheimer suits and Interwoven socks strengthened those brands and helped establish the men’s fashion of the time. J.C. Leyendecker/Courtesy of the New York Historical Society
Divided in two sections, the show examines Leyendecker’s depictions of the male body, semi-nude or in body-baring garments, and also highlights his images of male intimacies such as sexually charged looks. His nationalistic ideal of elite and athletic white male beauty is offset with such counternarratives as images of well-dressed African American men from the Harlem Renaissance. “It provides context of what was going on elsewhere beyond his work and world.
Albrecht said the upcoming exhibition reflects the historical society’s commitment to LGBTQ issues and will serve as a test run before the new wing’s opening. Well aware of the current popular vernacular and interest in masculinity, the expression of it, and what it means to be a man today, the NYHS thought the Leyendecker show would be interesting “from an institutional standpoint as well as a current events one.” Albrecht said.
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