He built the future: renowed architect Philip Johnson ended his 98 years as an out and sometimes outrageous gay man.(in memoriam)(Biography)

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) | March 1, 2005| | Copyright

Not all that long ago, a young man who was gay and loved design was expected to become a decorator. Brick and concrete were for straight men; fairies were supposed to stick to furniture and fabrics. But for much of the 20th century, there was one glorious exception. Philip Cortelyou Johnson built skyscrapers in nearly every major U.S. city, mentored three generations of (mostly straight male) architects, and lived, until his death January 25 at 98, with a man he met when Dwight D. Eisenhower occupied the White House.

Johnson's most famous buildings, his Glass House ...

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