Tuesday, 1 October 2024
The artist behind Calendar boy
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| Lance Rayburn by Carl Davis in TWT, sep/85 |
Over the past few weeks, we've shared Lance Rayburn's paper dolls illustrated for TWT Magazine: This Week in Texas with the main theme being the Mr. Texas winners from the first contest edition in 1974 until 1985.
Who is the artist behind these Mr. Texas paper dolls? Lance Rayburn (1957-) is the artist who created this series of paper dolls published in TWT magazine throughout 1986. In the interview he gave to TWT magazine (September/85) he presents himself as a fan of pink, Barbie and Ken, Tom Selleck, comics and paper dolls. He began drawing and collecting paper dolls as a child. In his apartment, it must have looked like an Alibaba cave for paper doll collectors, there was a wardrobe full of boxes of paper dolls collected over the years. At around age 24, he began drawing his own paper dolls. In addition to Mr. Texas also drew personalities from the world of cinema, music, fashion, friends and real people, among others.
"Paper doll collectors are pretty much pack rats." Lance Rayburn
The release Beyond Mr. Texas also designed personalities from the world of cinema, music, fashion, among others...
We share here the paper doll Terry Tebedo (1949-1988), activist, fighter and defender of human rights and the LGBT community. If you're interested, you can read more about Terry by clicking here...
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| Terry Tebedo paper doll by Lance Rayburn |
This was a beautiful tribute to these men who lived their lives intensely, breaking the barriers of prejudice, fighting for human rights.
Which was your favorite? Who would you choose as Mr.Texas winner among first place winners? Which one, in your opinion, had the most attractive outfit?
Share your paper dolls, leave your comment and thanks for visiting. See you!
*****The information we share here was found on the Houston LGBT History website
https://www.deseret.com/1997/7/27/19325867/paper-dolls/ *****
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Nas últimas semanas temos partilhado as paper dolls de Lance Rayburn, desenhadas para a revista TWT: this week in Texas como tema principal os vencedores do Mr. Texas, desde o primeiro concurso em 1974 até 1985.Quem é o artista por detrás destas bonecas de papel do Mr. Texas? Lance Rayburn (1957- ) é o artista que desenhou esta série de paper dolls para a revista TWT ao longo do ano de 1986. Na entrevista que concedeu à revista TWT (Set/85) apresenta-se como fã de cor-de-rosa, da Barbie e do Ken, de Tom Selleck, de banda desenhada e paper dolls. Lance começou a desenhar e a colecionar paper dolls desde criança. No seu apartamento,que devia parecer a caverna do Ali Baba para os colecionadores de bonecas de papel, havia uma sala com um armário cheio de caixas com paper dolls. Por volta dos 24 anos começou a desenhar os seus próprios paper dolls. Para além da serie Mr. Texas também desenhou personalidades do mundo do cinema, da música, da moda, de amigos e pessoas reais, entre outros...Deixamos aqui o boneco de papel de Terry Tebedo (1949-1988), ativista, lutador e defensor dos direitos humanos e da comunidade LGBT. Se estiver interessado, pode ler mais sobre o Terry clicando aqui...Esta foi uma bonita homenagem a estes homens que viveram intensamente as suas vidas, quebrando as barreiras do preconceito, lutando pelos direitos humanos. Qual foi o vosso preferido? Quem elegiam como vencedor do Mr. Texas entre os vencedores do primeiro lugar? Qual deles, na vossa opinião, tinha o outfit mais apelativo? Até à próxima
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