Harry Bush (artist)

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Harry Bush
Born1925
Died1994 (aged 68–69)
San Juan Capistrano
, California
NationalityAmerican
Known forErotic illustration

Harry Bush (1925–1994) was an American artist known for his

beefcake magazines.[1]

Biography

Bush served in the

Los Angeles, California.[3]

In California, Bush's artwork was discovered by Bob Mizer, the founder of the Athletic Model Guild. In January 1966, Mizer published Bush's work for the first time in the beefcake magazine Physique Pictorial, making Bush the second artist after George Quaintance to be featured in the magazine.[4] Works by Bush were additionally published in Mr. Sun, In Touch, Stroke, and Drummer.[5] Bush, along with Lüger and MATT, was one of the last gay visual artists to originate in beefcake magazines; he continued to be published in the openly gay periodicals of the 1970s and 1980s that formed following the erosion of obscenity laws.[6]

Bush was notoriously reclusive, and critical of what he perceived as the superficiality of the

veteran's pension; despite this, he never worked under a pseudonym, and signed all of his art with his own name.[8]

Bush died in 1994 due to complications from emphysema.[8] An anthology of his surviving works was published posthumously in 2007.[5]

Style

Bush typically drew nudes of

homoerotic or explicitly sexual scenarios. His works have been noted for their high degree of detail and realism, contrasting the more cartoonish styles of his contemporaries such as Tom of Finland. Bush painted exclusively in oils and watercolors.[8]

References

  1. ^ The Bob Mizer Foundation: Harry Bush’s Physique Pictorial Archived 2019-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. March 5, 2010. http://bobmizer.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. ^ a b c The Bob Mizer Foundation: Reclusive artist created images of beauty, humor Archived 2019-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. April 4, 2017. http://bobmizer.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. ^ a b c Krishtalka, Sholem. The surprising, sunny art of Harry Bush. November 4, 2007. Daily Xtra. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  4. ^ The Bob Mizer Foundation: Physique Pictorial allotted space for other studios to hawk their wares Archived 2020-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. July 11, 2017. http://bobmizer.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  5. ^
    ISBN 9781931160544
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  6. ISBN 978-3822819807
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  7. ^ Juxtapoz Magazine: Harry Bush's Hard Boys. November 21, 2013. http://www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  8. ^ a b c Phinney, Kevin: Why Harry Bush Was an Artist at War. August 28, 2015. http://out.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.

Further reading

  • Bush, Harry (November 28, 2007). Mainardi, Robert (ed.). Hard Boys. Green Candy Press.
    ISBN 9781931160544
    .
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