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Title: J. Clark Henley posters
Dates: 1976, 1982
Collection Number: 2023-92
Creator/Collector:
Henley, J. Clark
Extent: 3 linear feet (1 flat file)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: J. Clark Henley (1950 May 10-1988 August 20) was a gay artist and writer. This collection contains two map-posters by Henley.
“Alligator Oz: Tails of the City, Land of Make-Believe” (1976) represents gay life in San Francisco, foregrounding gay bars,
businesses, and neighborhoods. Anthropomorphized cartoon alligators, many engaged in sexual activities, populate the map.
“A Butch Look at America” (1982) represents gay life in the United States. Well-known gay locations like neighborhoods in
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City; and resort towns like Palm Springs, CA; Provincetown, MA; and Fire Island,
NY; have been enlarged to cover much of the land area of the lower 48 United States.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT
Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on
behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use
requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[Identification of item]. J. Clark Henley posters. Collection Number: 2023-92. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Henry Kingman, September 2023.
Scope and Content of Collection
J. Clark Henley (1950 May 10-1988 August 20) was a gay artist and writer. This collection contains two map-posters by Henley.
“Alligator Oz: Tails of the City, Land of Make-Believe” (1976) represents gay life in San Francisco, foregrounding gay bars,
businesses, and neighborhoods. Anthropomorphized cartoon alligators, many engaged in sexual activities, populate the map.
“A Butch Look at America” (1982) represents gay life in the United States. Well-known gay locations like neighborhoods in
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City; and resort towns like Palm Springs, CA; Provincetown, MA; and Fire Island,
NY; have been enlarged to cover much of the land area of the lower 48 United States.
LGBTQ
Gay men
San Francisco (Calif.)
Maps