Finding aid to the Ann P. Meredith Photographs Collection, 1984-2001
Finding aid prepared by Tim Wilson
James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4400
info@sfpl.org
2002
Title: Ann P. Meredith Photographs Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1984-2001
Identifier/Call Number: GLC 39
Creator:
Meredith, Ann P.
Physical Description: 25 black & white photographic prints (16 x 20 in.), matted to 20 x 24 in., titled (in 2 oversized boxes).
Contributing Institution:
James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
(415) 557-4400
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: Ann P. Meredith is a fine art photographer, writer, director, producer, filmmaker, performance/installation artist and playwright.
For many years she lived in Northern California, specifically in Sacramento, Berkeley, Tiburon and Sausalito. This collection
contains portraits of gays and lesbians drawn from a larger series of Meredith's work titled WITNESS. The images include lesbians
at work, dykes and their dogs, in the military, with HIV/AIDS, with breast cancer, and gays and lesbians in sports among numerous
other subjects.
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English.
Access
The collection is available for viewing during the San Francisco History Center's Historical Photograph Collection hours:
Tues.: 1-5; Thurs.: 1-5; Sat.: 10-12, 1-5.
Publication Rights
All copyrights are retained by Ann P. Meredith. Permission to make reproductions of any kind (of her works), and permission
to purchase, publish, or exhibit her works must be obtained in writing from Ann P. Meredith, who retains all rights during
her lifetime.
Related Materials
The Papers of Ann P. Meredith are at the Schlesinger Library, Harvard University. https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/resources/9694
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ann P. Meredith Photographs Collection (GLC 39), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Provenance
Photographs donated by the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library, 2001.
Biographical note
Ann P. Meredith is a fine art photographer, writer, director, producer, filmmaker, performance/installation artist and playwright.
Born on June 7, 1948, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Ann lived in Mobile, Alabama; Vienna, Austria; Chateaurou, France; Munich
Germany; and Tonopah, Nevada. After graduating high school, she attended the University of California at Santa Barbara, finishing
her BA in The History of Art at the University of California at Berkeley.
For many years she lived in Northern California, specifically in Sacramento, Berkeley, Oakland, Tiburon and Sausalito. Ann
lived and worked in Africa, Mexico, China, Europe and throughout the US moving to Malibu and Marina Del Rey to work in Hollywood
and New York City.
Much of her photography documents the lives of women, and gay and lesbian life nationally and globally.
General note
Limited editions # 7 of 40, signed and dated, from the series
I, A WITNESS: A Document of LGBT Culture
.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains portraits of gays and lesbians drawn from larger series of Meredith's work. The images include lesbians
at work, with pets, in the military, with HIV and with breast cancer, and gays and lesbians in sports.
Arrangement
The photographs are in the order preferred by the photographer.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lesbians -- United States -- Portraits.
Gay men -- United States -- Portraits.
Breast -- Cancer -- Patients -- United States -- Portraits.
Gays in the military -- United States -- Photograph collections.
Gays and sports -- United States -- Photograph collections.
Women AIDS patients -- United States -- Portraits.
Lesbians and AIDS -- United States -- Photograph collections.
Lesbian workers -- Portraits.
Lesbians -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Photograph collections.
Meredith, Ann P.
photograph 1
"Betty E., 'Dot' (Dorothy) & Woody—Berkeley, CA" from the series
Dykes, Faggots & Their Felines
,
July, 1986
photograph 2
"Willis Kim & Kitty Tsui—Oakland, CA" from the series
Dykes & Their Dogs
,
June, 1986
photograph 3
"Anti-Apartheid Demo—Sharon, Allison & Marguerite: Shadow Tripod and Blackie—San Francisco, CA" from the series
Dykes, Faggots & Their Felines
,
July, 1986
photograph 4
"Tom Waddell & Sarah Jessica Waddell His Daughter—Founder of the Gay Games—Triumph in '86," San Francisco, from the series
A Different Drummer
,
June, 1986
photograph 5
"Lesbian Physique! Gay Games II—Triumph in '86," San Francisco, CA, from the series
A Different Drummer
,
June, 1986
photograph 6
"Elodie Hunter—Sierra Stampede II—International Gay Rodeo, Rio Linda, CA" from the series
Tall In The Saddle—Cowgirls, Ranch Women & Rodeo Gals
,
August 20-22, 1999
photograph 7
"Alex & The Girls—Sierra Stampede II—International Gay Rodeo, Rio Linda, CA" from the series
Tall In The Saddle—Cowgirls, Ranch Women & Rodeo Gals
,
August 20-22, 1999
photograph 8
"Cowgirl—Sierra Stampede II—International Gay Rodeo, Rio Linda, CA" from the series
Tall In The Saddle—Cowgirls, Ranch Women & Rodeo Gals
,
August 20-22, 1999
photograph 9
"Jeannine Tuttle & Smokey—Sierra Stampede III—International Gay Rodeo, Rio Linda, CA" from the series
Tall In The Saddle—Cowgirls, Ranch Women & Rodeo Gals
,
August 19-20, 2000
photograph 10
"Lori!—Miss IGRA—Sierra Stampede III—International Gay Rodeo, Rio Linda, CA" from the series
Tall In The Saddle—Cowgirls, Ranch Women & Rodeo Gals
,
August 19-20, 2000
photograph 11
"Terry Floren—Firefighter, Miamisburg, Ohio" from the series
Don't Call Me Honey—Photographs of Women & Their Work
,
1984
photograph 12
"Nancy Rupprecht & The Girls @ Labyris Auto Repair, San Francisco, CA" from the series
Don't Call Me Honey—Photographs of Women & Their Work
,
1984
photograph 13
"Lesbian Power—1st International March for Lesbian Rights & Human Rights, NGO Forum, Huiraou, Beijing, China" from the series
The Big Picture—The United Nation's Fourth World Conference on Women
,
1995
photograph 14
"ACT UP! Women—First International Conference on AIDS, First Demo for Women—San
Francisco, CA" from the series
Until That Last Breath! Women With HIV/AIDS
,
June 1990
photograph 15
"Lesbians @ The Names Quilt @ The Ellipse @ The White House, Washington, DC" from the series
Until That Last Breath! Women With HIV/AIDS
,
October 1988
photograph 16
"Joan @ 20—Final Justice, San Francisco, CA" from the series
Until That Last Breath! Women With HIV/AIDS
,
June 1987
photograph 17
"Paulette—The Chemo Room Will Be Closed On Thursday—San Francisco General Hospital" from the series
Until That Last Breath! Women With HIV/AIDS
,
June 1987
photograph 18
"Sharon—General Hospital—San Francisco General Hospital" from the series
Until That Last Breath! Women With HIV/AIDS
,
June 1987
photograph 19
"Julie Cleavinger, Berkeley, CA" from the series
Number One Killer—Women With Breast Cancer
,
September 16, 2000
photograph 20
"Roxanne Morris, Berkeley, CA" from the series
Number One Killer—Women With Breast Cancer
,
October 7, 2000
photograph 21
"Andre, Berkeley, CA" from the series
Number One Killer—Women With Breast Cancer
,
August 7, 2000
photograph 22
"NUMBER ONE KILLER—Women with Breast Cancer: Andre, Julie, Doris, Barbara, Jane, Wendy, Annis, Raven Light & Roxanne, Berkeley,
CA" from the series
Number One Killer—Women With Breast Cancer
,
November 27, 2000
photograph 23
"Raven Light, Berkeley, CA" from the series
Number One Killer—Women With Breast Cancer
,
September 16, 2000
photograph 24
"Margarethe Cammermeyer, Colonel, Ret. U.S. Army, Langley, VA" from the series
Forgotten Angels: A Matter of Honor—Women Who Serve In The Military
,
July 26, 2001
photograph 25
"Antoinette (Antonia) 'Toni' Cannizzaro, Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force & Master Sargent, U.S.A.F., Ret. Pt. Richmond,
CA" from the series
Forgotten Angels: A Matter of Honor—Women Who Serve In The Military
,
July 26, 2001
