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1998-07
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Title: David Barnard papers
Dates: Circa 1997
Collection number: 1998-07
Creator:
Barnard, David, circa 1937-
Collection Size:
1 folder
Repository:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94105
Abstract: The David Barnard papers consists of a postcard image of Barnard; four drawings, in the form of memorial cards, which Barnard
made to honor friends who had died; an explanatory note about the drawings; and a short autobiographical sketch of Barnard.
Physical location: Stored at the Archives of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society in San Francisco, California
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Copyright to unpublished manuscript materials has been transferred to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
David Barnard papers, 1998-07, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
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Dancer, costume designer and theater dresser David Barnard grew up in Columbus, Ohio. He moved to San Francisco in 1964. A
year later, the San Francisco Ballet paid him to dance and design costumes, and in 1966, Barnard joined the wardrobe department
of the San Francisco Opera. He toured frequently with the dance company he founded, No Theater, until the mid-Seventies. Barnard
was the dresser for the Opera for 35 years and also worked as wardrobe master for the touring company of A Chorus Line.
Scope and Content of Collection
The David Barnard papers consists of a postcard image of Barnard; four drawings, in the form of memorial cards, which Barnard
made to honor friends who had died, as well as an explanatory note about them; and a short autobiographical sketch.
The postcard is a reprint of a photograph that was taken at a Diggers/Hells Angels celebration in Golden Gate Park in 1967.
According to Barnard, the photo first appeared in an article called "Wither the Hippies?" by John Luce, in a May 1967 issue
of San Francisco Magazine. It was reprinted in 1997 to be sold as a postcard for a music store opening in the Cannery in San
Francisco.
The drawings, which were reproduced as note cards, are called: "Nocturnes: Four Memorial Drawings." They celebrate the lives
of his Barnard?s friends, Daniel Arnot (1959-1992); Chuck Arnett (1928-1988); Jerry Holcomb (1944-1987); and Janet Ehrenspeck
(1930-1992). Some of the drawings were originally done in the eighties.
Original order was maintained.
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