Paul Cadmus: Enfant Terrible at 80

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Paul Cadmus: Enfant Terrible at 80
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WGBH Educational Foundation
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WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
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CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TELEVISION: Paul Cadmus: Enfant Terrible at 80 Paul Cadmus (December 17, 1904 - December 12, 1999) was an artist born in New York City. He is best known for his paintings and drawings of nude male figures. His works combined elements of eroticism and social critique to produce a style often called magic realism. He painted with egg tempera, a medium which had been associated with Greek icons. In 1934 he painted The Fleet's In! while working for the Public Works of Art Project of the WPA. This painting, featuring carousing sailors, women, and a homosexual man, was the subject of a public outcry and was removed from exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery. The publicity helped to launch his career. He lived with his companion of 35 years, Jon Anderson, who was a subject of many of his works. In 1999 he died in his home in Weston, Connecticut due to advanced age, just five days short of his 95th birthday.
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Moving Image
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Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
Production Unit: Administration
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WGBH
Identifier: 41083 (WGBH Barcode)
Format: VHS
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Chicago: “Paul Cadmus: Enfant Terrible at 80,” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 24, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-64thvqjd.
MLA: “Paul Cadmus: Enfant Terrible at 80.” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 24, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-64thvqjd>.
APA: Paul Cadmus: Enfant Terrible at 80. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-64thvqjd