Stonewall 50 at New-York Historical Society On View May 24 – September 22, 2019 Selected PR Images New-York Historical Society commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising and the dawn of the gay liberation movement this summer with two exhibitions and an installation as part of Stonewall 50 at New-York Historical Society. Letting Loose and Fighting Back: LGBTQ Nightlife Before and After Stonewall explores the history of LGBTQ bars, clubs, and nightlife in New York City during the second half of the 20th century. By the Force of Our Presence: Highlights from the Lesbian Herstory Archives examines lesbian lives pre- and post-Stonewall. A special installation, Say It Loud, Out and Proud: Fifty Years of Pride, features imagery from New York City Pride marches and other LGBTQ protests from the 1960s to the present day, as well as a timeline of milestones and objects from LGBTQ history. Letting Loose and Fighting Back: LGBTQ Nightlife Before and After Stonewall 82 Club (1953–1978) Postcard, late 1950s New-York Historical Society Gay Liberation Front–New York (1969– 1972) Dance flyer, 1971 Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
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Stonewall 50 at New-York Historical Society
On View May 24 – September 22, 2019
Selected PR Images New-York Historical Society commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising and the dawn of the gay liberation movement this summer with two exhibitions and an installation as part of Stonewall 50 at New-York Historical Society. Letting Loose and Fighting Back: LGBTQ Nightlife Before and After Stonewall explores the history of LGBTQ bars, clubs, and nightlife in New York City during the second half of the 20th century. By the Force of Our Presence: Highlights from the Lesbian Herstory Archives examines lesbian lives pre- and post-Stonewall. A special installation, Say It Loud, Out and Proud: Fifty Years of Pride, features imagery from New York City Pride marches and other LGBTQ protests from the 1960s to the present day, as well as a timeline of milestones and objects from LGBTQ history. Letting Loose and Fighting Back: LGBTQ Nightlife Before and After Stonewall
82 Club (1953–1978) Postcard, late 1950s New-York Historical Society
Gay Liberation Front–New York (1969– 1972) Dance flyer, 1971 Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Keller’s (1956–199) Sixteenth anniversary pin-back button, 1972 New-York Historical Society, Gift of Damien Taylor, 2018.36.9
Imperial Import Company Flip-top lighter with added sticker from Ramrod bar, late 1970s Metal, paper New-York Historical Society, Purchase, 2018.47
Meryl Meisler (b. 1951) Trapeze Artist on a Night We Were Rejected from Studio 54, GG’s Barnum Room, New York, NY, 1978, printed 2019 Gelatin silver print, selenium toned Courtesy of the artist
Islanders Club (founded 1968) Membership tag for Wilfrid J. Michaud Jr. Esq. (1950–2002), ca. 1983 Metal New-York Historical Society, Gift of Stephen Borkowski, given in memory of Wilfrid J. Michaud Jr., Esq., 2012.10
Chantal Regnault (b. 1945) Kenny Chanel and Bobby Revlon, House of Milan Ball, NYC Gay Community Center, 1990 Digital print Courtesy of the artist
By the Force of Our Presence: Highlights from the Lesbian Herstory Archives
Unidentified photographer Lillian Foster, ca. 1950s The Mabel Hampton Collection The Lesbian Herstory Archives
Su Negrin, graphic designer Suzanne Bevier, artist Peter Hujar (1934–1987), photographer Gay Liberation New York: Times Change Press, 1970 Graphics Collection The Lesbian Herstory Archives
Unidentified artist The Future Is Female, ca. 1980s Graphics Collection The Lesbian Herstory Archives
Linda McKinney (b. 1961), artist WomonSpirit Jacket, 1989–1991 Embroidered, painted, and stitched denim The Lesbian Herstory Archives
Dr. Martens (founded 1960), maker Christina McKnight’s Dyke March boots, ca. 1993–2000 Leather, PVC, paint, and sticker The Lesbian Herstory Archives
Say It Loud, Out and Proud: Fifty Years of Pride
Randolfe Hayden “Randy” Wicker (b. 1938) Pin-back button, ca. 1965–67 Metal, paper, plastic New-York Historical Society, Gift of Damien Taylor, 2018.36.5
Eugene Gordon ACT UP activists at Pride March, 1988 New-York Historical Society Library
Visual AIDS Artists’ Caucus (founded 1988) AIDS lapel ribbon, 1991 Synthetic satin ribbon, metal New-York Historical Society, Gift of Paul Gunther, 2003.15.1
Marriage Equality New York (1998–2011) Pin-back button, ca. 2001 Metal New-York Historical Society, Gift of Asher Jacobs, 2012.19.2
National Park Service (founded 1916) Paper fan, 2016 Paper, wood New-York Historical Society
