Pride

July 17, 2019|Kelsie Jankowski|Pride

Telling Queer Stories: The Challenges of Unearthing a History

What are the inherent challenges in telling a history that is still being unearthed, and what can media and material objects add to that story? Against the backdrop of the…

June 27, 2019 | Pride

Records & Results: The Pride Sale

It was an honor to organize and curate such exceptional, poignant, beautiful and rare pieces, from first editions by James Baldwin to an inscribed first edition of Walt Whitman’s Memoranda of the War to his lover Peter Doyle. The auction was filled with historic material that resonated with us, and its results made as all proud of the effort.

June 17, 2019 | Pride

Notes from the Catalogue: Hank O’Neal & Allen Ginsberg

The Gay Day Archive Today, at least a million spectators line the Pride parade route along Fifth Avenue each year. But in its earliest days, the celebration was a much smaller event…

June 12, 2019 | Pride

Notes from the Catalogue: Candy Darling

“Every woman who wants to be beautiful should be beautiful” Among the many items in our June 20 Pride Sale, was an archive of personal effects of Candy Darling an enduring trans icon, American actress and Warhol superstar.…

May 29, 2019 | Pride

An Introduction to the Catalogue by Eric Marcus

The Pride Sale An Exploration & Celebration of the Art, Influence & History of the LGBTQ+ Community A few weeks ago we invited Eric Marcus, the founder and host of…

May 3, 2019 | Pride

The Pride Sale

An Exploration & Celebration of the Art, Influence & History of the LGBTQ+ Community Our first Pride Sale, held in the same month as WorldPride and the 50th anniversary of…