James Wigler Photographs

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GLBT Historical Society

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San Francisco, California 94103

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: James Wigler Photographs

Dates: 1986-1989

Collection Number: 2022-80

Creator/Collector: James Wigler

Extent: .5 linear feet (1 manuscript box)

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: James Wigler is a photographer who shot for many gay magazines in San Francisco in the 1980s such as, Drummer, Bear Magazine, and Honcho. This collection contains the original negatives and contact sheets used in his exhibition, Faces of AIDS. It also includes a thumb drive with scans of the photographs.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright to material 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]. James Wigler Photographs. Collection Number: 2022-80. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of James Wigler, 2022.

Scope and Content of Collection

James Wigler is a photographer who shot for many gay magazines in San Francisco in the 1980s such as, Drummer, Bear Magazine, and Honcho. This collection contains the original negatives and contact sheets used in his exhibition, Faces of AIDS. It also includes a thumb drive with scans of the photographs.

Indexing Terms

LGBTQ

Gay men

AIDS (disease)

Photography

Art

San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)