Richard Caldwell Brewer papers

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Richard Caldwell Brewer papers

Dates: circa 1970-1990

Collection Number: 2019-71

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 oversized box and works of art

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: The collection includes papers and works of art, including sketches, paintings, and a pair of painted pants, created by Richard (Dick) Caldwell Brewer (1923-2014). Brewer was a San Francisco-based artist and gay man. Many of his subjects include male nudes and male portraits. The collection also includes material by and related to Steven Krstich.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Richard Caldwell Brewer papers. Collection Number: 2019-71. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Robert Brokl and Alfred P. Crofts, February 2018.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection includes papers and works of art, including sketches, paintings, and a pair of painted pants, created by Richard (Dick) Caldwell Brewer (1923-2014). Brewer was a San Francisco-based artist and gay man. Many of his subjects include male nudes and male portraits. The collection also includes material by and related to Steven Krstich. Krstich and Brewer lived together for some time and Krstich often posed for Brewer’s artwork. Around 1970, Krstich’s brother broke into Brewer’s apartment and slashed the faces off of several of Brewer’s paintings of Krstich. These paintings are included in the collection. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001154; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374

Indexing Terms

Art

Gay men