Marcus Behmer, an artist featured in "The Pencil Is a Key: Drawings by Incarcerated Artists" worked primarily as a book illustrator and graphic designer in Weimar, Germany. Behmer was also a member of the first known gay rights organization in the world, the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, but devastatingly, in 1937 Behmer was sentenced to two years in prison in southern Germany for the crime of homosexuality. Behmer was recognized for his talent by a prison warden, who allowed him to continue drawing these fantastical renderings during the two years he was incarcerated.⁣ . “The Pencil Is a Key: Drawings by Incarcerated Artists” is on view until January 5, 2020. Throughout the run of the exhibition, admission to The Drawing Center will be FREE (Wed - Sun, 12pm - 6pm | Thurs, 12pm - 8pm⁣ . Please note our holiday hours: Closed Dec 25 - Jan 1⁣ Open Jan 2 - Jan 5, 12pm - 8pm⁣ . Images: Marcus Behmer, “Hirschen-Salome,” 1937. Ink and crayon on paper. Courtesy of Galerie Buchholz.⁣ . Ma...