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Ned Warren and John Marshall, 1895 – Boston, MA

Edward Perry Warren, better known as Ned Warren, was an American art collector and the author of works proposing an idealized view of homosexual relationships. Ned commissioned an “anatomically enhanced” version of Rodin’s The Kiss (Le Baiser), telling the sculptor that he wanted the male figure to have a prominent penis. Although earlier versions of this statue did not feature a visible male sex organ, Rodin happily complied. This sculpture, turned down by museums in America for being too explicit, now resides at London’s Tate Gallery.

You can read more about Ned and John’s rather remarkable relationship here.

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