![]() He suffered through long periods of dark depression, loneliness, and self-destructive behavior. The frustration from living in a closeted era combined with his obsession drove Steward to alcoholism which he eventually overcame. that came with enormous physical, professional, and psychological costs. Leather, a yearly gathering of leathermen from around the world.īut there was a downside to Steward’s life. His descriptions of sex are among the most graphic in the language.ĭuring his final years in Chicago, Steward befriended beefcake photographer Chuck Renslow, owner of Kris Studio, and Renslow’s partner, Dom Orejudos, the homoerotic illustrator also known as “Stephen” and “Etienne.” Renslow would later go on to open The Gold Coast, Chicago’s first leather bar, and to found IML, or International Mr. In 1966, thanks to changes in American publishing laws, he was able to publish his story collection $TUDwith Guild Press in the United States.īy the late 1960s, Steward had started writing a series of pulp pornographic novels featuring the hustler Phil Andros as narrator. Unlike modern gay porn, Steward’s was exceptionally well written to the point where some characters spouted Shakespeare while they screwed handsome young men. Some of his early works described his fascination with rough trade and sadomasochistic sex others focused on the power dynamics of interracial sexual encounters between men. Initially, he wrote for the Danish magazine Eos/Amigo. In the spring of 1950, at Kinsey’s invitation, he was filmed engaging in BDSM sex with Mike Miksche, an erotic artist from New York also known as Steve Masters.Īfter Gertrude Stein, Kinsey was Steward’s most important mentor he later described Kinsey not only “as approachable as a park bench” but also as a god-like bringer of enlightenment to mankind, thus giving him the nickname, “Doctor Prometheus.”ĭuring the early 1960s, Steward changed his name and identity once again, this time to write exceptionally literate, upbeat pro-homosexual pornography under the name of Phil Andros. He ultimately donated a large number of drawings, paintings, and decorative objects that he had created to the Institute. He also allowed Kinsey to take detailed photographs of that sexually-themed apartment. During his years of work with the Institute, Steward collected and donated sexually themed materials to the Kinsey archive, gave Kinsey access to his lifelong sexual records, introduced him to large numbers of sexually active men in the Chicago area, and provided him with large numbers of early sex Polaroid photographs which he took during the frequent all-male sex parties he held in his Chicago apartment. Toklas, and Thornton Wilder,Īfter leaving the world of academe to become Phil Sparrow, a tattoo artist on Chicago’s notorious South State Street, Steward met famed sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in late 1949 and subsequently became an unofficial collaborator with Kinsey’s Institute for Sex Research. He was also an intimate friend of Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Steward maintained a secret sex life from childhood on and documented these experiences in brilliantly vivid (and often very funny) detail. Steward led one of the most extraordinary (and unknown) gay lives of the twentieth century. ![]() For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).Legendary poet, novelist, and university professor Samuel Morris Steward also known as Phil Andros and Phil Sparrow was born on this day in Woodsfield, Ohio.īorn into a Methodist household, Steward converted to Catholicism during his university years, but by the time he accepted his teaching position at Loyola University, he had long since abandoned the Catholic Church. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. (50.8 x 40.6 cm) Type of Resource Still image Identifiers TMS ID: 8928 TMS Object Number: 91PH008.010 Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 894a5840-c63e-012f-4117-58d385a7bc34 Copyright Notice Photo by Robert Giard © Jonathan Silin Rights Statement This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Physical Description Gelatin silver prints Extent: Print Size: 20 x 16 in. Andros, Phil Genres Photographs Portraits Notes Content: Signed, dated, titled and numbered recto. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection Shelf locator: 91PH008.010 Topics Authors Gays Steward, Samuel M. Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers by Robert Giard Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1988 Library locations The Miriam and Ira D. ![]() Names Giard, Robert (Photographer) Collection ![]()
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