International Mr. Leather. Two offset lithograph posters. Sizes vary. 1982 and 1984.
Orejudos used both the pen names Etienne and Stephen, each a variant of his true middle name, Esteban.
Etienne trained as a ballet dancer, was a prominent member of the Illinois Ballet Company, and continued to create ballets throughout his life. He began his commercial art career in 1953 as an illustrator. An early progenitor of male erotic art, along with George Quaintance and Tom of Finland, Etienne's prominent affinity for leather became a hallmark of his work.
The International Mr. Leather competition was originally held at Chicago's Gold Coast leather bar, of which Etienne was a co-owner, under the name "Mr. Gold Coast." It became such a popular event that in 1979 it moved to a new venue and changed its name.
Etienne's image from the 1982 poster remains the logo of the event through the present day.
