Patrick Angus (1953–1992) was a 20th-century American painter who, among many other works, created a number acrylic paintings of the interior of the Gaiety Theater and some of its dancers and customers in the 1980s. Some of the titles are: ''Grand Finale'' (1985), ''The Apollo Room I'' (1986), ''Remember the Promise You Made'' (1986), ''Slave to the Rhythm'' (1986), ''All The Love in the World'' (1987), and ''Hanky Panky'' (1991). Although a dedicated creator of

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s and

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s, and an occasional designer of stage settings, Angus is principally known for works begun in 1981 depicting the young male erotic dancers at the Gaiety and other New York showplaces. Referring to an earlier French painter who made his reputation depicting the ''demi-monde'', playwright

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deemed Angus "The Toulouse-Lautrec of Times Square." Angus died on May 13, 1992, from complications related to AIDS.

In popular culture

Angus appears as himself in the 1990 documentary movie ''Resident Alien'' about

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in New York. Angus is portrayed by actor

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in the 2009 dramatic movie ''

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'', a biographical picture about Crisp's later years. Crisp befriends Angus in both films, and encourages him to show his work.

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*Patrick Angus Los Angeles Drawings, Introduction by Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, Published by Leslie - Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York City and Schwules Museum Berlin, 2003. {{DEFAULTSORT:Angus, Patrick 20th-century American painters American male painters American LGBT painters 1953 births 1992 deaths Gay painters American gay artists AIDS-related deaths in New York (state) People from North Hollywood, Los Angeles 20th-century American LGBT people 20th-century American male artists

In popular culture

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