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Friday, January 29, 2021

RAW - Richard Allan White or Let's Do the Time Warp Again . . . stretching my era limits a little into the 80's


Richard Allan White, sometimes cleverly marketed by his initials RAW, became active in the gay publication art and illustration world in the 1970's.  I've had a lot of trouble finding information on him, but he appears to have been most active from 1975 to 1982.  I found fragments of a Torso magazine article/inteview with him from around 1980 that fascinated me, but only left me wanting to know more about him and see more of his work.  For our Friday art, I'm presenting five of my favorite pieces of his work from my limited collection, alternating with some of my favorite photos of the time.  We start with a locker room scene, probably from a gay bathhouse. 

 


Cowboy motifs play an oversized role in my small collection of Richard White's work.
Is that just the luck of my draw, or did he actually produce more proportionally?
Edited to add:  At least one expert says this is by Jim French of Colt during his "Luger" period, and I tend to thing he may be right.  See comment by Ron R. below for more.

 


This standing male nude by White has a simple, yet effective approach.

 


Richard White did a great job with this truncated derriere drawing.



 


This Richard White drawing gives the impression that both the athlete and his jockstrap are suspended in the air.  It's tempting to say it's unfinished, but I think this is the way he meant it to be.