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.
Container: 1
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, 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