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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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[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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