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Wayne R. Dynes

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Wayne R. Dynes

Aliases: Wayne Dynes

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-08-23 (Fort Worth)
Died
2021-07 (New York City) age 86
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Southern California → Italy → England → Manhattan

Career

Occupations
art historian, encyclopedist, bibliographer
Active Years
1965-2021
Affiliations
Hunter College, Columbia University
Memberships
Mattachine Society of New York, Gay Academic Union

Education

University of California, Los Angeles
Art History
Degree: B.A.
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: United States
New York University Institute of Fine Arts
Art History
Degree: Ph.D.
Country: United States
Dissertation on Stavelot Bible illuminations

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Encyclopedia of Homosexuality

1990 Encyclopedia

Comprehensive encyclopedia on homosexuality in 2 volumes.

HomosexualityHistoryCulture

Homosexuality: A Research Guide

1987 Bibliography

Research guide and bibliography for gay studies.

Gay Studies

Bibliography

  • The Styles of European Art (1965)
  • Bartolomeu Dos Santos: Graphic Works (1967)
  • Palaces of Europe (1968)
  • Cloister Symposium, 1972 (1973)
  • The Illuminations of the Stavelot Bible (1978)
  • Homosexuality: A Research Guide (1987)
  • Encyclopedia of Homosexuality (1990)
  • Studies in Homosexuality (13 vols, 1992)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ScholarlyEncyclopedic
Recurring Motifs
History of HomosexualityArt History

Legacy

Pioneering art historian and key figure in gay scholarship and studies.

Trivia

  • Was in Europe during the Stonewall Uprising.
  • Photo from 1984.