Paul Cadmus (b. 1904)
Two Boys on the Beach #1 1938
etching, 5 1/4 x 7 1/8, signed; ed. 75
Fine Prints of the Year 1938
UAM 1992.75

Cadmus' image was admired for its "robustness": no member of his audience could either identify or utter the fact that the couple is gay. Only "normal" relationships were expressed by the media in this period.