Thinking today about Gwen John, who modeled for this now-lost painting by Roederstein, “Der Brief,” in Paris in 1908. Privately, John referred to OWR as “that femme-homme (mannish woman),” a clear reference to contemporaneous concepts of lesbianism (thanks @kringelberg.bsky.social for the ref.!)

Wassili Nikolajewitsch Masjutin. ”Der Transvestit”. 1918

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Summer at the Princeton University Art Museum

It’s a busy summer at the Princeton University Art Museum! The Museum’s inaugural season of exhibitions and events continues with something for everyone. Read on for highlights and new ways to add a l...

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The second is “Erotic Art in Modern Germany,” a volume I co-edited with Camilla Smith. So proud of these essays, which show the importance of taking seriously oft-maligned “erotica.” My essay examines queer painter Arthur Kampf’s futile attempts to reconcile Nazi ideology & same-sex desire.

Taking a moment to share two projects published over the last few months: The first is a chapter in “Weimar’s Queer Visual Cultures,” an interdisciplinary look at the intensely visual world of queer Weimar. Thrilled to see my work on Hildebrand & queer nostalgia alongside such brilliant essays.

👋🏻 By way of introduction: •Berkeley grad ➡️ VR research unit at Princeton •German art & visual culture from Symbolism to Neue Sachlichkeit, with research ranging from erotica to tattoos to crime scene sketches •currently working on a monograph on Ottilie Roederstein & alternative queer modernisms