Fran Frisch collection of Richard Wheeler drawings

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GLBT Historical Society

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San Francisco, California 94103

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Fran Frisch collection of Richard Wheeler drawings

Dates: circa 1978-1981

Collection Number: 1999-30

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1.25 linear feet

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: This collection contains one album of original drawings by artist Richard Wheeler used in ads for leather bars and events and for other businesses in the late 1970s and early 1980s, primarily in Chicago, though there are some ads for events at Febe's in San Francisco. Most of the drawings are pen and ink. The collection also has a flyer and clippings from a Richard Wheeler exhibit.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Fran Frisch collection of Richard Wheeler drawings . Collection Number: 1999-30. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection contains one album of original drawings by artist Richard Wheeler used in ads for leather bars and events and for other businesses in the late 1970s and early 1980s, primarily in Chicago, though there are some ads for events at Febe's in San Francisco. Most of the drawings are pen and ink. The collection also has a flyer and clippings from a Richard Wheeler exhibit. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000268; http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001154; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008517; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374

Indexing Terms

Leather

Art

Nightlife

Gay men