Homemade dartboard with a centered image of Anita Bryant, ca. 1978; Art and Artifacts Collection (GLBT-ART), GLBT Historical Society.
DESCRIPTION
GLBT Historical Society archives staff members will present a veritable treasure trove of hidden LGBTQ history gems from the archives vault. Curatorial specialist Ramón Silvestre, reference archivist Isaac Fellman and project archivist Megan Needels have selected some of the most unusual and surprising material objects in the archives and will discuss their historical significance. The program culminates with the unveiling of a recently acquired artifact from the Tool Box Bar, SoMa’s most influential leather bar of the early 1960s, that has never been seen by the public.
“Queeriosity Corner” is a quarterly program series led by Silvestre that showcases treasured physical objects from the archives. Each program in the series explores a few such select items, including paintings, sculptures, objects, costumes, drawings, posters, photographs and ephemera, most of which have never been on public display. The series also features conversations with other museum professionals on display and curation best practices, institutional partnerships and related topics, all in delightfully entertaining queer show-and-tell format.
SPEAKERS
Isaac Fellman (he/him) is the reference archivist for the GLBT Historical Society. Isaac has worked in archives at the California Historical Society, the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Oregon Health and Science University. He earned his MLS from Emporia State University and his M.A. in English from the University of Oregon. Isaac is also a Lambda Literary Award-winning writer.
Megan Needels (she/her or they/them) is the project archivist for the GLBT Historical Society. Megan has worked in various Bay Area archives, including Canyon Cinema, the Prelinger Archives, San Francisco Cinematheque and Oddball Films. She holds an MLIS in media archival studies from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BA in film and digital media production from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Ramón Silvestre (he/him) is the Museum Registrar and Curatorial Specialist for the GLBT Historical Society and is an expert in material culture studies. He previously was a Visiting Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and has published in many national and international professional journals, including The Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology and a master’s degree in curatorial and museum studies from the University of Arizona, School of Anthropology. He has conducted fieldwork and museum collections acquisitions among the Kalinga and Ifugao tribes in northern Philippines, the Iban in Indonesia and the Dayak in Borneo.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
This event will take place online. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and instructions on how to join.
ADMISSION
$5 | Free for members
Register online here: https://bit.ly/3qos16r
ASL INTERPRETATION
ASL interpretation provided upon request. Please write at least three days in advance of event to leigh@glbthistory.org.
JOIN THE GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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