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Title: GLBT Historical Society Art and Artifacts collection
Dates: circa 1930-2020
Collection Number: GLBT-ART
Creator/Collector:
Extent: Over 600 works of art and artifacts of varying size
Online items available
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The GLBT Historical Society collection of LGBTQ art and artifacts encompasses a diverse range of two-dimensional and three-dimensional
objects, including paper materials such as drawings and sketches, architectural plans and banners; metal objects such as pins,
buttons, plaques, medallions and badges; three-dimensional artifacts such as sculptures, framed works of art, historic business
signs and theatrical props; and textiles, such as costumes, uniforms, ribbons and flags. These objects provide visual and
material evidence of the San Francisco queer community’s engagement with the social, cultural, political and physical dynamics
of the city, from the late 19th century to the present day.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
Contact the GLBT Historical Society archives for information about permissions and rights.
[Identification of item]. GLBT Historical Society Art and Artifacts collection. Collection Number: GLBT-ART. GLBT Historical
Society
This is an artificial collection of various donations assembled over many years by staff of the GLBT Historical Society. Item-level
provenance information is available for many of the objects. Contact the archives to learn more.
Scope and Content of Collection
The GLBT Historical Society collection of LGBTQ art and artifacts encompasses a diverse range of two-dimensional and three-dimensional
objects, including paper materials such as drawings and sketches, architectural plans and banners; metal objects such as pins,
buttons, plaques, medallions and badges; three-dimensional artifacts such as sculptures, framed works of art, historic business
signs and theatrical props; and textiles, such as costumes, uniforms, ribbons and flags. These objects provide visual and
material evidence of the San Francisco queer community’s engagement with the social, cultural, political and physical dynamics
of the city, from the late 19th century to the present day. The collection includes over 600 items. A detailed inventory of
the collection is available in the archives. An online database of selected items from the collection is available on the
GLBT Historical Society's website, including photographs and item descriptions (https://www.glbthistory.org/art-artifacts-collection-database).
A project to inventory, photograph, and preserve this collection was made possible through the generous support of the San
Francisco Office of Economic and Workplace Development’s Historic Preservation Fund. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001593; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001590;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000130; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001443; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001236http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000268;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000521; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003450; http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001154
Gay men
Lesbians
Bisexual people
Transgender people
Drag
Kink
Leather
AIDS (disease)
Art
Erotica