Showing posts with label Ted Starkowski. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ted Starkowski. Show all posts
Thursday, September 17, 2026

Ted Starkowski

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Although his photographic modeling for PaJaMa with Chuck Howard is perhaps better known,  Ted Starkowski did pose for George Platt Lynes.  I...
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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Ted by Paul

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This drawing of a reclining Ted Starkowski by Paul Cadmus is from the early 1950s.  
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Through the spindles

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This one brings some interesting thoughts to mind.  
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Together

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And here are Ted and Chuck together.  I posted a similar photo of the two in the same spot in the stairwell a few years ago, but this one is...
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Saturday, July 27, 2024

Ted

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This 1954 drawing was one of several Bernard Perlin did of Ted Starkowski.  Ted was involved with Mr. Perlin's ex, Chuck Howard at the t...
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Monday, April 29, 2024

Ted and Chuck at Fire Island, Part 1 - Outdoors

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Over the years I have posted several photos of Ted Starkowski and Chuck Howard together.  Today I am posting my entire collection in three p...

Composition

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I find this one to be beautifully composed.  
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A personal favorite

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I have definitely posted this one before, and it's probably my favoriter of the whole group. They both look as though they know their re...
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Ted and Chuck, Part 2 - In the Bedroom

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Our second grouping of photos of Ted Starkowski and Chuck Howard shows them in the bedroom at Fire Island.  I have arranged these from cool ...

Touching

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Still fully clothed, Ted and Chuck are at least touching in this picture.  

Warming up

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The two lovers are out of their clothes and warming up.  

Less tentative

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This one is less tentative than the preceding, and Ted is looking straight at us.  

The kiss

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Even something as benign as this could never have been published in 1951-53, and that leaves me wondering who, if anybody, got to see these....

Hot and heavy

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The photo which follows this one is a bit more risque', but neither approaches anything we'd call pornography today.  

Racy

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Our final bedroom photo is about as racy as any of these photos get.  
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Ted and Chuck, Part 3 - The Stairwell

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Most observers believe that all the photos of Ted Starkowski and Chuck Howard were made on Fire Island.  There are three shots made in a sta...
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Embrace

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I have to be honest and say this shot looks a bit contrived.  
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Still interesting today

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While their love affair didn't last, the social significance of these photos remains important. Even in 1951, gay men were brave enought...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Ted Starkowski

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George Platt Lynes took this photo of Ted Starkowski around 1953.  
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Thursday, July 6, 2023

Sleeping beauty(ies)

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Throughout his long career, Paul Cadmus often used sleeping male nude subjects for his work. This example makes me think Ted Starkowski migh...
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