Referenced By / J.C. Leyendecker

Literature

• The Great Gatsby:
  Daisy: [to Gatsby] Ah, you look so cool. You always look so cool. You resemble the advertisement of the man. You know the advertisement of the man—

An attractive man in an advertisement in 1922 was probably a reference to Charles Beach as painted by Leyendecker. Beach appeared in numerous ads of the day and was a big sex symbol.

Live-Action TV

• Interview with the Vampire (2022): Costume designer Carol Cutshall has spoken about drawing inspiration by Leyendecker's illustrations.
  • Lestat de Lioncourt's suit◊ when he dines with the de Pointe du Lac family resembles this illustration◊.
  • Lestat's gold-and-black robe◊ resembles this illustration◊.
  • The tuxedos worn by Lestat and Louis◊ at the opera resemble this illustration◊.
  • The tie that Louis sports◊ on his Season 2 character poster resembles this illustration◊.

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