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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

John Paignton Barrington Day, Part 1


John Paignton Barrington (1920-1991) was an English photographer of male nudes whose career began in 1938 as a first year art student.  After World War II, he ran afoul of the law and was jailed at various times for tax evasion, soliciting sex in toilets, and sending obscene material through the mail.  Barrington's most productive and successful years were the 50's and 60's, but he failed to adapt to the wide open style of nude photography that emerged in the 70's.  He was known for the quality of his models, but not for the technical qualities of his photos.  Married for 35 years with a daughter, he admitted to having sex with many of his models the whole time, but denied being a homosexual.
So today is Barrington Day for a Wednesday double feature.

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  1. People weren't openly discussing bisexuality at that time...and those who did were convinced it was not a real thing!

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  2. Strange position latent gay. He slept with guys, but not gay.

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    1. Quite true, but in those days such a situation was not unheard of.

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  3. Monsieur Barrington etait un de ces hommes complexes de sa generation.
    Homme de famille a la maison et en peu sauvage sur la Coted'Azur.
    On ne peut qu'imagine l'anxiete et le stress qu'il a du subir dans les circonstances de sa vie. Si triste.

    Gentilhomme a Paris

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    1. He frequently denied being gay while having affairs with other men. Not at all unusual for gay men of his generation, and imagine the temptation provided by a steady stream of models passing through.

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