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Guide to the Bill Bytsura ACT UP Photography Collection MSS.313
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Bytsura, Bill |
| Title: |
Bill Bytsura ACT UP Photography Collection |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1981-2012 |
| Dates [bulk]: |
1989-1997 |
| Abstract: |
Bill Bytsura is a photographer who extensively documented ACT UP and other unaffiliated
AIDS awareness movements across the United States and in Europe throughout the late
1980s and 1990s. The collection includes studio-style portraits of each activist,
along with their personal statements. Portraits include prominent activists such as
Larry Kramer, Ann Northrop, Tim Bailey, Luke Sissyfag Montgomery, Didier Lestrade,
Peter Staley, and Terry Stogdell. The collection also documents AIDS demonstrations,
political funerals, and related publications.
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| Quantity: |
12.25 Linear Feet in 18 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 2 record cartons, 2 oversize flat boxes,
and 1 binder
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| Language: |
Materials are in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
MSS.313 |
