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John Osterkorn photographs
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: John Osterkorn photographs
    Dates: circa 1980-1989
    Collection Number: 2015-10
    Creator/Collector:
    Extent: 1.1 linear feet
    Repository: GLBT Historical Society
    San Francisco, California 94103
    Abstract: This collection contains 39 black and white photographs of portraits, still-life, architecture, and abstracts, many of which portray religious symbols or imagery. Of these photographs, 33 are matted on boards. The collection was donated by Visual Aid, a group that formed in 1989 to serve artists affected by HIV/AIDS and that, over time, expanded its mission to help produce, present and preserve the work of professional, visual artists in need, and those whose careers are challenged because of any life-threatening illness.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. John Osterkorn photographs. Collection Number: 2015-10. GLBT Historical Society

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Visual Aid, via Jared Ledesma.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection contains 39 black and white photographs of portraits, still-life, architecture, and abstracts, many of which portray religious symbols or imagery. Of these photographs, 33 are matted on boards. The collection was donated by Visual Aid, a group that formed in 1989 to serve artists affected by HIV/AIDS and that, over time, expanded its mission to help produce, present and preserve the work of professional, visual artists in need, and those whose careers are challenged because of any life-threatening illness. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008194; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000521; http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001154

    Indexing Terms

    Photography
    Art
    AIDS (disease)