Finding Aid to the Daniel D. Teoli, Junior Photographs Coll2015-017

Nicholas Beyelia
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
(c) September 2015
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90007
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Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Daniel D. Teoli, Junior photographs
creator: Teoli, Daniel D., Jr.
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2015-017
Physical Description: 1.1 Linear Feet 1 flat box 25 photographic prints
Date (inclusive): 1973-1975, 2014
Abstract: Twenty Five photographic prints, primarily portraitures of assorted sizes and mediums, produced by photographer Daniel D. Teoli, 1973-1975 and 2014. Daniel D. Teoli, a self-taught photographer, worked to document the street life of 1970s Los Angeles and Hollywood. The images, primarily portraitures, emphasize the diversity in the population of 1970s Los Angeles. A number of images are devoted to transgender burlesque performer Barbara Lemay and depict her dressed in full costume.
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Biographical / Historical

Daniel D. Teoli, Jr., was a native of Los Angeles and a self-taught photographer. His career encompassed a variety of photographic styles and subjects—from black-and-white portraits and documentation of street life in Los Angeles in the 1970s and 1980s to self-described "social documentary" and high-dynamic-range color portraiture. Teoli lost a major portion of his archived work dating from the 1980s and 1990s in a flood, but his earlier work was spared, and in 2013, he released a hand-printed artist's book titled Peephole: Peering Into the World of 1970s Hollywood and L.A.. Inspired by the works of a diverse range of photographers, including Lisette Model, Les Krims, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Mary Ellen Mark, Teoli's fantastical yet hyper-real imagery is a reflection of his colorful human subjects and the statement "photographers are always looking," which he uses in reference to his own work. His works are in over 30 permanent collections around the world, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mead Art Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art. As of 2015 Teoli resides in West Virginia.

Publication Rights

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.

Conditions Governing Use

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 #, or item name], Daniel D. Teoli Photographs, Coll2015-017, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Nicholas Beyelia, 2015.

Scope and Contents

Seven vintage silver gelatin prints, two letter sized ink jet archival pigment prints, one 15" x 12" ink jet archival pigment print, and fifteen 13" x 19" ink jet archival pigment prints produced by photographer Daniel D. Teoli.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were donated in memory and in honor of Robert Doisneau to ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries by Daniel D. Teoli, Jr., September 29, 2013.

Other Finding Aids

Daniel Teoli photographs 1971-2013. Gladys Marcus Library Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives; Goodman Resource Center, E427, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.
Daniel D. Teoli photographs: 1971-2013. Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.

Separated Materials

One compact disc (ACD1110) and one DVD (VDD1119) containing JPEG and PDF files that comprise Teoli's book, Peephole. One disc containing both JPEG and TIF image files of "Man with Cock Ring" and one DVD of Barbara Lemay recreating her burlesque act, "Gone Up in Smoke". Materials were transferred to ONE DVD and video collection (VDD1120).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- Photographs
Portrait photography
Photography, Artistic.
Transgender people in art
La May, Barabara

 

Ann on her waterbed, Los Angeles, California 1973

 

Arnold, Los Angeles, California 1973

 

Babs May 16, 1974

 

Babs, Hollywood, California 1974

Physical Description: 12" x 15" silver gelatin print.
 

Barbara LeMay May 18, 1974

Physical Description: 12" x 15" silver gelatin print.
 

Barbara LeMay at home, Los Angeles, California 1973

 

Barroom Madonna February 4, 1974

Physical Description: 9.5" x 7" Silver gelatin print.
 

Burt's devotee, Los Angeles, California 1974

 

Drag queen at bar, Los Angeles, California 1974

 

Feathers and leather, Hollywood, California 1974

 

His perfect woman, Hollywood, California 1974

 

Homage to weegee-cigarette caught in mid flight, Hollywood, California 1974

 

Man with cock ring, Ohio 2014

 

Stripper on rooftop, Hollywood, California 1974

 

Roommate of Burt's devotee March 26, 1974

Physical Description: 12" x 15" silver gelatin print.
 

Jennifur, Los Angeles, California 1974

 

Joe, Hollywood, California 1974

 

Look what I've got, Los Angeles, California 1975

 

The sunlit slipper, Los Angeles, California 1973

 

Travelling transvestite, Hollywood, California 1974

 

Two drag queens, Los Angeles, California 1975

 

Untitled portrait September 5, 1974

 

Untitled portrait October 18, 1974

Physical Description: 12" x 15" silver gelatin print.
 

Untitled portrait October 18, 1974

Physical Description: 12" x 15" silver gelatin print.
 

Untitled portrait of Barbara Lemay, Los Angeles, California 1973