Fatima Cigarette advertisement (1920) by J.C. Leyendecker Funny_animal_art Sylvester has given us a

Sylvester has given us a warm and tender portrait of a man

Perfect for anyone embracing sapphic culture or wanting to bring a touch of unapologetic queer art to their space

companion and long-term partner

queer culture bravado

Sold as clean-cut American style

Fatima Cigarette advertisement (1920) by J.C. Leyendecker Funny_animal_art Sylvester has given us aJ. C. Leyendeckers Fatima Cigarette advertisement (1920) makes smoking look like a secret ceremony. A top hatted man, face lit by a match, turns a cigarette into theatre: all gloves, shadow and immaculate control. Created for Liggett & Myers Fatima brand, part of the early 1900s boom in Turkish cigarettes, the sitter is not securely identified. But Leyendeckers male ideal was shaped by Charles Beach, his model, business agent, companion and long term