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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Andrew J. Epstein photographs
creator:
Epstein, Andrew J.
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2011-009
Physical Description:
3.3 Linear Feet
3 boxes.
Date (inclusive): 1968-2011
Abstract: The collection comprises prints of photographs by gay photographer and artist Andrew J. Epstein. The majority of the materials,
including photographs and text panels, were part of the 2009 exhibition "Queer Culture: The Photographs of A.J. Epstein."
The photographs document LGBT communities in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1968-2009.
Andrew J. (A.J.) Epstein is a photographer and artist. Since the late-1960s, he photographed LGBT communities and events
in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. He has also worked as an art director and graphic designer for numerous
publications.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Andrew J. Epstein, 2009 and 2011.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Andrew J. Epstein Photographs, Coll2011-009, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, 2017.
The bulk of the collection comprises prints of photographs, 1968-2011, by Andrew J. Epstein. The majority of the materials,
including photographs and text panels, were part of the 2009 exhibition "Queer Culture: The Photographs of A.J. Epstein."
The photographs document LGBT communities in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1968-2009. The collection also
includes issues of
Package magazine, for which Epstein was an art director.
The following have been separated to the ONE Archives comic books collection:
Demonicsex: Satanic Tales of Transformation and Possession, v2.0 (2006)
Hard to Swallow, Comics by Justin Hall and Dave Davenport, Issue 1 (Spring 2006)
Harry and Dickless Tom, by Brad Rader (2006)
Myth by Sean Z, 1 (July 2008)
Shirtlifter, by Steve MacIsaac, #2 and #3 (2007, 2008)
The following has been separated to ONE's T-shirt collection:
[Green shirt with image of a soldier and an inverted pink triangle] Out the Army, March on Washington, April 25, 1993.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay community -- California -- Los Angeles County
Gay community -- Illinois -- Chicago
Gay community -- New York (State) -- New York
Gay erotica
Gay photographers
Tattooed people