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William Millea MacLane (June 25, 1926 - July 25, 2000) was an American artist.
William Millea MacLane was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Photographer Carl Natelli worked in conjunction with William M. MacLane, who acted as a distributor for the work of a number of artists and photographers from the region and beyond. MacLane had been a combat artist during WWII, and he continued to make art his profession when he returned to Washington after the war. He worked in pencil-and-ink drawings that portrayed sailors, soldiers, and surfers in addition to Northwest subjects like rugged lumberjacks and beachgoers. Most of MacLane's works reflect the vocabulary of the midcentury physique genre: muscular models, sexually charged scenes, but no overt sex displayed. His artwork is clearly designed to appeal to a gay audience since his scenes always show a heavy sensuality and (when there are two or more figures) there is a subtle but obvious sexual tension to the scenes. MacLane was prosperous enough in 1953 to build a starkly modern house overlooking Portage Bay that was featured in the Seattle Times in 1955. The artist worked in a variety of mediums including pen and ink, watercolor, and oils. In 1982, MacLane sold all his remaining works and moved to Bothell, where he lived another twenty years, quickly fading from public view.
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