Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined ConspiracyToday it is widely recognized that gay men played a prominent role in defining the culture of mid-20th-century America, with such icons as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson defining much of w |
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Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy Michael S. Sherry Limited preview - 2007 |
Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy Michael S. Sherry No preview available - 2015 |
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