#robert giard

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Mariana combing girlfriend June’s hair, 1988

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In 1985, after attending a performance of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart—one of the first dramas dealing with the impact of AIDS on gay life—Robert Giard decided to devote his energies as a photographer to some aspect of the gay and lesbian community. Thus was born his two-decade long project of photographing over 600 gay and lesbian writers—from famous playwrights to emerging novelists to unsung poets and pioneering performance artists. Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay & Lesbian Writers is an extraordinary visual record of the flowering of queer voices in the wake of the Stonewall Rebellion and the AIDS crises, while also paying homage to many earlier 20th Century activists and writers who had urged the creation of a community identity, or otherwise gave public voice to gay and lesbian sensibilities. Particular Voices is a unique record of a cultural moment in American letters.

Allen Ginsberg, with his own portrait of Burroughs, 1986/Alison Bechdel, 1995/Andrea Dworkin, 1992/Vito Russo, 1987/RFD Magazine Managing Editors, 1991/Five Members of "Other Countries", 1987

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Thom Gunn photograph from Robert Giard Papers

Via @BeineckeLibrary on X @beineckedigital-blog

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James Broughton, November 10, 1913 – May 17, 1999.

With Joel Singer. Photo by Robert Giard.

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From the seminal pre-AIDS classic “Dancer From The Dance” to his most recent novel (elegiac “Kingdom of Sand” about Florida and death) Andrew Holleran is a great writer that too few people know about.

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PRIDE is timeless

sources for photographs:

Bluebirds - Kitty Ely class of 1887 (left) and Helen Emory class of 1889, Mount Holyoke students, via vintagephoto.livejournal.com. Source for image.

Cats - Nusch Éluard and Sonia Mossé. Paris. 1935 Photographer: Man Ray. Source for image.

Chipmunks - Source for image.

Deer - Source for image.

Dogs - Source for image.

Foxes, dancing - Photograph by Thurston Hopkins, Tango in the East End, London, 1954. Source for image.

Foxes, dapper - Source for image.

Frogs - Photograph from a collection called “Hidden in the Open,” curated by Trent Kelley. Source for image.

Giraffes - “Tough Threads.” Ken Russell photographed Teddy Girls in London -1950s. Source for image.

Hedgehogs - Chuck Rowland & Harry Hay (Apr. 7, 1912 – Oct. 24, 2002), 1983. © Stephen Stewart, via @onearchives. Harry Hay was the visionary behind the queer liberation movement in the U.S. With his background in leftist politics, Hay merged the revolutionary idea of homosexuals as an “oppressed cultural minority” with the fundamentals of organizing. (verbiage by lgbt_history… read more here).

Lions - I found this image on the internet in 2017 and have not been able to relocate it since.

Octopus - Circa 1970 by Donna Gottschalk. Source for image.

Otters - Source for image.

Polar Bears - Source for image.

Rabbits, mm - Source for image.

Rabbits, ww - Source for image.

Raccoons - Photographed by Kay Tobin, circa 1977. Source for image.

Red Pandas - Mariana Romo Carmona and June Chan (b. June 6, 1956), New York City, 1988. Photo © Robert Giard Foundation. (read more about these activists here)

Seagulls - Source for image.

Skunks - Photograph from the etsy shop The Vintage Image Boutique.

Sloths - Castro Street Fair, San Francisco, California, August 17, 1980. Photo © Paul Fusco. (read more about this street fair here)

Snow Leopards - Gay Pride Day, NYC 1980 / © Stanley Stellar.

The Affectionate Animal series is a project I have worked on for years, illustrating vintage photographs of queer couples. All paintings are by me, Erin Darling. Here is a link to the series on my site.

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photo of leslie feinberg and minnie bruce pratt taken in jersey city, nj (1993) | photo: robert giard

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alison bechdel in grand isle, vermont photographed by robert giard, 1995

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o mundo gay e a aids vistos por robert giard (1939-2002)

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Robert Giard, 1979

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#30DaysofPride: Day 21- Essex Hemphill

I wrote this post last year when I was interning at CLAGS and so it’s a little CLAGS-centered but I really like this one!!! So today I bring you an important person in the black gay community, Essex Hemphill. Property of the estate of Robert Giard Essex Hemphill was born in Chicago and grew up in Southeast Washington, DC. A poet and performer known for his political edge, he openly addressed…

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Edmund White photographed by Robert Giard, 1984.

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Audre Lorde, 1987

from Robert Giard Photographs

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James Schuyler, November 9, 1923 – April 12, 1991.

Robert Giard, James Schuyler at the Chelsea Hotel. NYC., 1989.

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babe are you okay you posted alison bechdel in grand isle, vermont photographed by robert giard, 1995