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Descriptive Summary
Title: Jean-Baptiste Carhaix papers
Dates: circa 1979-1995
Collection Number: 2019-39
Creator/Collector:
Carhaix, Jean-Baptiste
Extent: Oversized posters and hundreds of digital files
Online items available
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Jean-Baptiste Carhaix (1946-2023) was a French photographer. The collection includes portrait photographs of early members
of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, AIDS activists, and Carhaix's work regarding the Catholic Church.
Language of Material: English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Jean-Baptiste Carhaix papers. Collection Number: 2019-39. GLBT Historical Society
Acquisition Information
Gift of Jean-Baptiste Carhaix, April 2019. Additions in 2022.
Scope and Content of Collection
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. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008194;http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000521;http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008201
Indexing Terms
Photography
AIDS (disease)
Catholic people
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Religion and spirituality
LGBTQ