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The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869-1939

The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869-1939 - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jonathan D. KatzPublish date:7/16/2025Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:Monacelli PressISBN-13:9781580936934ISBN-10:1580936938UPC:9781580936934Book Category:Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:LGBTQ+ Artists, LGBTQ+ Studies, Criticism & TheorySize:12.30 x 10.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:6.4066Product ID:SCWF39ZCET

The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869-1939

A groundbreaking, global survey of queer art, featuring more than 300 artworks made following the introduction of the term 'homosexual' in 1869

An unprecedented and historic new book, The First Homosexuals traces the evolution of the homosexual identity through an archive of more than 300 paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photographs, and film stills from around the world - many presented...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Monacelli PressISBN-13:9781580936934ISBN-10:1580936938UPC:9781580936934Book Category:Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:LGBTQ+ Artists, LGBTQ+ Studies, Criticism & TheorySize:12.30 x 10.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:6.4066Product ID:SCWF39ZCET

Jonathan David Katz is Associate Professor of Practice in the History of Art and Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, curator of 'The First Homosexuals' at Wrightwood 659 Gallery in Chicago, and author of About Face: Stonewall, Revolt, and New Queer Art (2024) and co-editor of Amos Badertscher Images and Stories (2025), both published by Monacelli.


Publisher: Monacelli Press

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