Queer No. 1 Auction on Nov 15, 2026 by Catalog Projects in NY
David Wojnarowicz, Untitled Drawing (Gagging Cow)
George Platt Lynes, Untitled (Man In Swimsuit)
[Cruising] Anonymous, Cock Sucker’s Note

Queer No. 1

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New York, NY, United States
A survey of artwork, photography, publications and ephemera tracing queer life through the interconnected worlds of art, sex, performance, nightlife and activism. Highlights include a David Wojnarowicz drawing; five drawings by Jack Smith from his Plaster Foundation period; works by Robert Buecker and Albert Fine; photographs by George Platt Lynes, Lionel Wendt, Imogen Cunningham and Arthur Tress; an announcement for Keith Haring’s first New York solo exhibition; twenty-five explicit photographic self-portraits sent by Albrecht Becker to Carl Morse; a photographic archive of the San Franciscans Motorcycle Club; material from the archive of Mel Cheren; ballroom ephemera from the Houses of L’Amour and Miyake Mugler; ACT UP and WHAM! protest materials; queer zines including My Comrade, Pansy Beat and Outpunk; large runs of early BDSM publications; flyers, posters and invitations to various queer cinema screenings and theatrical performances, et al.
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Attributed to Lionel Wendt, Untitled (Portrait of a Boy): Sri Lanka, ca. 1935 12" x 10" sheet; 20 1/2" x 18 1/4" frame vintage bromide print with manuscript numerical annotations With manuscript numerical annotations verso. Lionel Wendt developed a
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$700
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(2 bids)
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George Platt Lynes, Untitled (Man In Swimsuit): New York, ca. 1930s 10" x 8" silver print with solarization With photographer’s studio stamp verso, “GEORGE PLATT LYNES / 214 EAST 58th STREET, NEW YORK.” Pencil inventory numbers
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$800
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$1,200
$400
Berenice Abbott, Jane Heap: ca. 1928, printed later 13 3/8" x 10 3/8" sheet; 20" x 16" mount silver print with holograph signature Signed “Berenice Abbott” on mount recto, with photographer’s handstamp verso. Jane
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$400
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$500
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Carl Van Vechten, Charles Henri Ford, Pompeii, 1937: Pompeii, 1937 (image) 8" x 6 5/8" sheet; 15" x 13" mount silver print Carl Van Vechten began making photographic portraits in 1932, drawing many of his subjects from artistic and literary circles.
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$500
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$700
$250
Charles Henri Ford, Three Books, Signed: Various places, 1979–1988 largest 9" x 6 1/8" printed matter with holograph signatures Each signed on the title page. Includes Emblems of Arachne (Catchword Papers, 1986), first edition; Om Krishna
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$200
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Charles Henri Ford, Poems for Painters, Signed: New York, 1945 12 1/4" x 9" printed matter with holograph signature Published by View Editions. Number 338 from an edition of 500, signed inside cover. Charles Henri Ford’s poems are paired with
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$200
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$300
$100
Sanford Roth, Portrait of Noel Coward: 1950s 13" x 10 3/8" silver print With photographer’s stamp verso. Noël Coward’s career encompassed playwriting, acting, songwriting, and revue. His personal and professional partnership with
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$200
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$300
$100
George Daniell, Tennessee Williams, Key West, 1971: Key West, 1971-73 10" x 7 1/2" silver print with holograph signature Signed in pencil “George Daniell,” with photographer’s handstamp verso. George Daniell’s portrait work included
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$300
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$500
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Imogen Cunningham, Jose Limon in Garden: ca. 1939, printed later 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" sheet; 14 1/2" x 11 1/2" mount silver print with holograph signature Signed in pencil “imogen cunningham” on mount recto, with photographer’s printed
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$800
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$1,000
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Imogen Cunningham, Morris Graves in His Leek Garden, 1973: 1973 9 3/4" x 7 3/4" sheet; 14 1/2" x 11 1/2" mount silver print With blindstamped signature on mount recto and photographer’s printed credit label affixed verso. Morris Graves was associated with
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$800
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$1,000
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Judy Dater, Chris, 1978: 1978 20" x 16" silver print with holograph signature Signed in pencil “Judy Dater” recto. Judy Dater’s photography engages portraiture, sexuality, and gender politics. Her work was closely
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$400
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$600
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Arthur Tress, Boy with Wooden Horse: ca. 1971 14" x 11" sheet silver print with holograph inscription Titled, numbered, and signed in ink recto [boy with wooden horse - 1/25 - Arthur Tress]. Arthur Tress’ photographic practice spans
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$400
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$600
$350
(1 bid)
Arthur Tress, Prisoner: 1974 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" sheet; 10 3/8" x 10 3/8" mount silver print with holograph inscription Signed, titled, and dated verso [prisoner 1974 - Arthur Tress]. Arthur Tress explored staged narrative and
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$300
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$150
(1 bid)
Duane Michals, Homage to Cavafy: 1978 8 1/4" x 6 1/8" printed matter Pairs ten poems by Constantine Cavafy with ten photographs, linking literary and photographic treatments of desire. Duane Michals’ engagement with Cavafy forms
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$100
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$50
Duane Michals, Sleep and Dream: New York, 1984 8 1/4" x 6" printed matter Published by Lustrum Press. Combines Michals’ photographs and poetry around the subject of dreams, including the sequence The Return of the Prodigal Son.
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$50
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$25
(1 bid)
Duane Michals, The Nature of Desire: Pasadena, 1986 12 1/4" x 9 1/2" printed matter First edition, published by Twelvetrees Press. Using poetry and photographs, Michals explores desire and the relationship between emotional experience
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$50
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$25
[Gay Liberation] Emmaus House, I Am, No. 3: San Francisco, 1971 17 1/2" x 11 1/2" printed matter Published by Emmaus House. The cover features a line drawing by Gillespey, signed in print and dated ’71, depicting two nude men amid roses and
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$300
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[Gay Periodicals] Gay Life, Gay Day Special Issue: ca. mid-1970s 8 3/8" x 5 1/2" offset A West Coast guide and lifestyle publication with a “Gay Tourist Guide” notice at upper right. The cover photograph shows demonstrators carrying placards
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$50
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$75
$25
[Pride] Christopher St. West, The Gay Parade, Flyer: Los Angeles, 1971 11" x 8 1/2" offset Announces the second Gay Pride parade on Hollywood Boulevard, scheduled for Sunday, June 27, at 7 p.m., with an illustration by Tony DeRosa. Printed by Peace
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$50
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$25
[Gay Liberation] Gay Rights March, Press Photograph: New York, 1974 10" x 8" silver print Accompanied by a mimeographed Associated Press caption identifying a march into Union Square on April 20, 1974. The caption reports that about 300 people paraded
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$100
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$50