Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Epstein, Andrew J.
- Abstract:
- The collection comprises prints of photographs by gay photographer and artist Andrew J. Epstein. The majority of the materials, including photographs and text panels, were part of the 2009 exhibition "Queer Culture: The Photographs of A.J. Epstein." The photographs document LGBT communities in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1968-2009.
- Extent:
- 3.3 Linear Feet 3 boxes.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Andrew J. Epstein Photographs, Coll2011-009, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The bulk of the collection comprises prints of photographs, 1968-2011, by Andrew J. Epstein. The majority of the materials, including photographs and text panels, were part of the 2009 exhibition "Queer Culture: The Photographs of A.J. Epstein." The photographs document LGBT communities in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1968-2009. The collection also includes issues of Package magazine, for which Epstein was an art director.
- Biographical / historical:
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Andrew J. (A.J.) Epstein is a photographer and artist. Since the late-1960s, he photographed LGBT communities and events in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. He has also worked as an art director and graphic designer for numerous publications.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Andrew J. Epstein, 2009 and 2011.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, 2017.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Andrew J. Epstein Photographs, Coll2011-009, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771