Novy (Jeremy) Paintings, 2009-2010

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Scope and content:: This small collection contains three original paintings by the San Francisco gay street artist Jeremy Novy. Novy’s art can be spotted across the streets of the United States, particularly his famed koi fish stencils, which have won him national acclaim. Using stencil work, Novy has also captured and commemorated icons of queer history, including drag queens, record producers and other LGBTQI artists. The collection includes a representation of the legendary Divine, painted on plywood (the first of his series on drag queens); a stencil of the disco composer Patrick Cowley on a Megatone Records vinyl and an incarnation of Novy’s famous trademark “koi fish” stencils on a paper bag. The works housed in this collection speak to the range of Novy’s subjects, and are a testimony of the artist’s commitment to celebrating queer artists and legends. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001154; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374
Acquisition information:: Gift of artist Jeremy Novy on January 14th, 2011.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 2009-2010
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US