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The Art of Gay Cool

To the pre-Harvey Milk generation, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns defined the quiet cool of gay culture. Brad Gooch recalls the abstract expressions of their art, lives, and love.

Brad Gooch
Brad Gooch
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Brad Gooch

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