Tony DeBone photographs

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2023


Descriptive Summary

Title: Tony DeBone photographs
Dates: circa 1990-2005
Collection Number: 2021-09
Creator/Collector: Anthony, DeBone
Extent: 2 linear feet (1 carton, 1 manuscript box)
Repository: GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Photographs by photographer Anthony “Tony” DeBone (alternate spelling De Bone). DeBone held an MFA in Art from Mills College, Oakland, California. Though not gay himself, DeBone’s work focused on the LGBTQ and kink community. Included in the collection are prints, negatives, and slides that document events and people such as: Drag artists; Folsom Street Fair; San Francisco Pride parade and celebration; Wigstock; Cafe du Nord; Castro Street Fair; kink and leather; Fusion drag club in Hawaii, including the Paper Doll Review, and other Hawaiian drag clubs.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright to material has not 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. 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, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Tony DeBone photographs. Collection Number: 2021-09. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of H Justin Stafford-Wilson, June 2021.

Scope and Content of Collection

Photographs by photographer Anthony “Tony” DeBone (alternate spelling De Bone). DeBone held an MFA in Art from Mills College, Oakland, California. Though not gay himself, DeBone’s work focused on the LGBTQ and kink community. Included in the collection are prints, negatives, and slides that document events and people such as: Drag artists; Folsom Street Fair; San Francisco Pride parade and celebration; Wigstock; Cafe du Nord; Castro Street Fair; kink and leather; Fusion drag club in Hawaii, including the Paper Doll Review, and other Hawaiian drag clubs.

Indexing Terms

Kink
Drag
Nightlife
Photography
Pride parades
Folsom Street (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)