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LGBTQ+ Icons spotlights the rich and diverse history of all that the LGBTQ+ community has contributed to the arts. ISBN 978-1-9519631-1-8
7.5” x 9.5”
Hardcover
112 pages
$24.99 USD
For readers 8 and up
COMING JUNE 2022
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From music to movies, literature to dance — the arts have always been influenced by the work of LGBTQ people. FREDDIE MERCURY
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LGBTQ+ Icons spotlights the history and contributions of 50 pioneering artists who lived and worked around the world. Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko (The Skin You Live In) and concise bios from historian Owen Keehnen celebrate a diverse group of artists, from LGBTQ+ icons James Baldwin, Frida Kahlo, and Freddie Mercury to lesser-known colorful characters like vaudeville performer Ada “Bricktop” Smith, the ADA BRICKTOP SMITH
ADA “BRICKTOP” SMITH
toast of 1920s Paris café society who opened a queerfriendly club where all were welcomed, and Australian dandy Leigh Bowery, whose unapologetic flamboyance influenced an entire generation of fashion designers. LGBTQ+ Icons is an entertaining exploration of a part of history most people don’t know is even missing. It will inspire readers young and old to be confident in who they are, and to take pride in their own creativity. Produced with premium materials, this book is a must-read for Pride month and a perfect collectible year-round!
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K EKEITH I T H HARING HARING
J O SJOSEPHINE E P H I N EBAKER BAKER
JAMES BALDWIN
RADCLYFFE HALL
JAMES BALDWIN
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
RADCLIFF HALL
YUKIO MISHIMA
YUKIO MISHIMA
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GLORIA GLOR I A AANZALDUA NZALDÚA
ALLA NAZIMOVA
GREER LANKTON
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David Lee Csicsko
is an award-
winning artist and designer whose distinctive artwork, stained glass, and mosaics beautify train stations, hospitals, and universities across the Midwest and East Coast. His many credits include designing the Obamas’ White House Christmas in 2012. David’s lively illustrations can also be seen in DAVID LEE CSICSKO
The Skin You Live In from the Chicago Children’s Museum, now in its 16 th printing. Through his use of color, bold graphics and playful patterns, David Lee Csicsko celebrates the richness and diversity of life.
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Owen Keehnen — queer author, activist, and grassroots historian — has written OWEN KEEHNEN
several fiction and nonfiction books and has been published in dozens of magazines and anthologies worldwide. He is a co-founder of The Legacy Project, a Chicago-based LGBTQ history, arts, and education organization. Owen was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame for his dedication
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to fostering LGBTQ culture and preserving its past.
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