Jean-Baptiste Carhaix papers, circa 1979-1995

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Scope and content:: Jean-Baptiste Carhaix (1946-2023) was a French photographer. The collection includes portrait photographs of early members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an order of gay and queer nuns who incorporate religious iconography, drag, street theater, and satire in their charitable fundraising, advocacy for LGBTQ rights, and other causes. Also included are images of early AIDS marches and events, including images of Bobbi Campbell and other PWA activists, and images from Carhaix’s series titled “Sang pour Sang” that explores Carhaix’s relationship with the Catholic Church. The photographs are digital files; no original prints are in the collection. Physical materials include a catalog of his Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence work and exhibit posters as well as a “US Nuns Killed with US Guns in El Salvador” banner. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008194;http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000521;http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008201
Acquisition information:: Gift of Jean-Baptiste Carhaix, April 2019. Additions in 2022 and 2025.

Subjects:: Photography
AIDS (disease)
Catholics
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Religion and spirituality
LGBTQ
AIDS
Religion and Spirituality
Catholic people
Names:: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Campbell, Bobbi
Places:: San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright to material created by Jean Baptiste-Carhaix has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US