Stephen Stewart photographs, 1982-1984

Summary

Abstract:

Photographs and the resulting published work documenting icons, iconic places, and events of the United States lesbian and gay movement, 1982-1984. The collection primarily consists of Stephen Stewart's published and unpublished black and white photographs from his work, Positive Image: A Portrait of Gay America, along with other Stewart photographs.

Extent:

2 Linear Feet 2 clamshell binders.

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Box #, folder #, Stephen Stewart Photographs, Coll2010-006, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection primarily consists of Stephen Stewart's published and unpublished black and white photographs from his work, Positive Image: A Portrait of Gay America, along with a few other Stewart photographs. Stewart sought to document the people, places, events, and symbols of the United States gay liberation movement. From 1982 to 1984, he traveled the United States photographing gay men, lesbians, and iconic places and events. The photographs of the West Hollywood incorporation include 6 photographs documenting voter registration and election night.

Biographical / historical:

Stephen Joe Stewart was born November 23, 1953 in southern California. He graduated from California State University, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts. During the 1970s and 1980s he was employed as a advertising artist and freelance photographer in Hollywood. His work appeared in the Advocate, prior to his three year journey to document lesbian and gay history. Subsequent to publishing Positive Image he wrote Gay Hollywood, The Voyeur Video Guide, and other titles using the name, Steve Stewart. He has also published under the pseudonym, Bruce Wayne.

MARC Display. Library of Congress, [cited December 15, 2010]. Available from http://authorities.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?AuthRecID=3373465&v1=1&HC=1&SEQ=20101218214037&PID=uLJMBa35anVtwDFkZU0hnXWzwO-45.

Stewart, Stephen. Gay Hollywood Film & Video Guide. Laguna Hills,Calif.: Companion Publications, 1994.

Stewart, Stephen. Positive Image: A Portrait of Gay America. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1985.

Processing information:

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Stewart's photographs formerly housed in the ONE subject files were brought together in this collection. Collection processed by Renee Saito, February 26, 2011.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1. Positive Image: A Portrait of Gay America book

Series 2. People

Series 3. Places, events, and symbols

Series 4. West Hollywood incorporation

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Related material:

Box 67, Folder 100, Pat Rocco Papers, Coll2007-006, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California. - Rocco at home including photographs with his motion picture library and in his living room (4 photographs and contact sheet) 1983

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Gay men
Gay couples -- United States
Gay actors
Female impersonators
Political activists
Women political activists
Gay athletes
Poets, American -- 20th century
AIDS activists -- California -- Los Angeles
Lesbian artists -- United States
Gays in the military -- United States
Gays in higher education
Gay rights -- California
Gay pride parades -- California -- Los Angeles
Metropolitan Community Church
Women musicians -- United States
Indian women activists
Gay activists
Women artists
Gay authors -- United States -- 20th century
Gay actors -- United States
Asian American gays
Women's music festivals -- United States
Photographs
Photography of men

Names:

Isherwood, Christopher -- Pictorial works
Kelley, Bill -- Pictorial works
Kight, Morris -- Pictorial works
Gittings, Barbara -- Pictorial works
Goodstein, David -- Pictorial works
Hay, Harry -- Pictorial works
Rowland, Chuck (Charles D. Rowland) -- Pictorial works
Endean, Steve -- Pictorial works
Farmer, Mary -- Pictorial works
Fierstein, Harvey -- Pictorial works
Ginsberg, Allen -- Pictorial works
Amaro, Hortensia -- Pictorial works
Apuzzo, Virginia -- Pictorial works
Amaro, Armando -- Pictorial works
Bunch, Charlotte -- Pictorial works
Burnham, Michael -- Pictorial works
Brown, Rita Mae -- Pictorial works
Costanza, Midge -- Pictorial works
Davis, Larry -- Pictorial works
Hill, Stephen -- Pictorial works
Chin, Lisa -- Pictorial works
Lyon, Phyllis -- Pictorial works
Martin, Del -- Pictorial works
Kopay, David -- Pictorial works
Lorde, Audre -- Pictorial works
Millett, Kate -- Pictorial works
Maupin, Armistead -- Pictorial works
O'Connor, Connie -- Pictorial works
Near, Holly -- Pictorial works
Pahe, Erna -- Pictorial works
O'Leary, Jean -- Pictorial works
Perry, Troy D. -- Pictorial works
Sklamberg, Lorin -- Pictorial works
Pilshaw, Elliot -- Pictorial works
Schrader, Rand -- Pictorial works
Russo, Vito -- Pictorial works
Thomas, Jim -- Pictorial works
Scott, Glen -- Pictorial works
Ulrich, Lisa -- Pictorial works
Tyler, Robin -- Pictorial works
Watkins, Perry -- Pictorial works
Wine, Dottie -- Pictorial works
Anderson, Pokey -- Pictorial works
Bottini, Ivy -- Pictorial works

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Box #, folder #, Stephen Stewart Photographs, Coll2010-006, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.

Location of this collection:

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries

909 West Adams Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90007, US

Contact:

(213) 821-2771

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