Bay Area Women of Color Photo Project collection, 1997-2024

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Summary

Title:
Bay Area Women of Color Photo Project Collection
Dates:
1997-2024
Creators:
Chartrand, April Martin
Abstract:
The collection contains material related to the Bay Area Women of Color BDSM Photo Project, later called the Bay Area Women of Color Photo Project. April Martin Chartrand, also known as Ms. Heart and Heart-Elegance, co-founded the group with Andrew Morgan in 2003. Their mission was to expand the aesthetic and cultural perceptions of the BDSM community by promoting artistically tasteful photographic images of Women of Color in BDSM. The Project ran from 2003-2009. The collection includes promotional material and images; and various papers, clippings, and ephemera related to Chartrand's work and the project, including documentation of a panel event with SF Citadel. In addition, the collection includes Chartrand's abstracts, research papers, and presentation slides for the following: "Sub-Culture Within a Sub-Culture: Women of Color in the Bay Area in the Fetish Lifestyle, A Colorful Spectrum of Gender Orientations and Divergent Interests"; "Folsom Street Fair's History"; and "Potty Training: All Bodies Welcome."
Extent:
2 oversized document cases (1 cubic foot)
Language:
Collection materials are in English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bay Area Women of Color Photo Project collection (GLC 231), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains material related to the Bay Area Women of Color BDSM Photo Project, later called the Bay Area Women of Color Photo Project. April Martin Chartrand, also known as Ms. Heart and Heart-Elegance, co-founded the group with Andrew Morgan in 2003. Their mission was to expand the aesthetic and cultural perceptions of the BDSM community by promoting artistically tasteful photographic images of Women of Color in BDSM. The Project ran from 2003-2009. The collection includes promotional material and images; and various papers, clippings, and ephemera related to Chartrand's work and the project, including documentation of a panel event with SF Citadel. In addition, the collection includes Chartrand's abstracts, research papers, and presentation slides for the following: "Sub-Culture Within a Sub-Culture: Women of Color in the Bay Area in the Fetish Lifestyle, A Colorful Spectrum of Gender Orientations and Divergent Interests"; "Folsom Street Fair's History"; and "Potty Training: All Bodies Welcome."

Acquisition information:
Donated by April Martin Chartrand (also known as Ms. Heart) in 2004. Additions received 2009 and 2024.
Arrangement:

Arranged in roughly chronological order.

Physical location:
Collection is stored on site.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Tim Wilson.
Date Prepared:
September 2024
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-09-06 23:59:24 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright retained by April Martin Chartrand.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bay Area Women of Color Photo Project collection (GLC 231), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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