“Keep the faith and trust in so far as possible. Love humility and don’t mind the insinuations that cause sorrow…and loneliness and limitations. We learn self-reliance and to hear the voice of God, too…and how to…not break but bend gently. Learning to love is learning to suffer deeply and with quietness.”
Beauford Delaney
(December 30, 1901-1979)
Sign: Capricorn
Gay, Black, American artist know for his modernist style that blends elements of both realism and abstraction. Before moving to Paris in his later life, Beauford Delaney was among the artists who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920’s. Notably, Delaney served as a mentor or “spiritual father” to a young James Baldwin, with whom he shared a lifelong friendship.
“Faggot Forefathers” is a weekly series highlighting the lives of historically significant gay men and their contributions to our world.
