Don Bachardy: His 33-Year Love Affair With Christopher Isherwood | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
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Don mccarty was just 18 years old when he started dating christopher isherwood. Despite that age difference, the two of them were together for over 30 years. They were known as the gay royal couple of their time. Don has gone on to become one of the most respected portrait artists in the world. He's painted every one from betty davis and freda stair to brad pitt and a pregnant angina jolee. After originally spoke, i went back and sat for don a few different times. And he goes into this kind of trance when he paints, where his tongue dislodges from his mouth. All this happens with a massive portrait of
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