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Apr 21 2025
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RABlakey_chicago_1961(Image via Uncle Roy)

Please take a moment to sign up for my Substack — many pieces on it are free, or you can voluntarily chip in a small amount — in order to read my interview with filmmaker Keri Pickett, whose doc on her uncle Roy Blakey is looking for funds.

Roy Blakey was an amazingly gifted photographer and, like many gay men, an avid collector. In his case, he chose ice skating, having been a pro earlier in his life. He wound up with an archive of 40,000+ items worth about $1.6M, and the race to find a home for that and his unsurpassed male nudes is part of what will undoubtedly make Uncle Roy a great film

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