Gladys Bentley (1907 – 1960) Gladys Bentley was born on August 12, 1907. She was the eldest of 4 children born to a Trinidad born mother, Mary Mote (Bentley) and […]

Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is widely recognized as one of the most important figures in European art of the second half of the 20th century. In June 1999, The Legion of […]

Amazons in the Drawing Room: The Art of Romaine Brooks National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) June 29 to September 24, 2000. http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/1aa/1aa636.htm National Museum of Women in […]

Acting Out: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore April 4, 2005 – July 2005 The Judah L. Magnes Museum 2911 Russell Street Berkeley, CA 94705 Gallery Hours: Sun-Wed 11-4, Th 11-8 […]

John Bankston: Locating Desire, is the second in a series of Connections Gallery exhibitions at the de Young Museum. Feb 25, 2006 – Jun 25, 2006 According to Daniell Cornell, […]

A true superstar, Sylvester represented the black and gay cultural origins of disco to mainstream America and made it possible for RuPaul’s success. His body of work includes crucial contributions […]

Artist, Author, Activist, Teacher, and Independent Scholar According to Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia, Tee A. Corinne “is one of the most visible and accessible lesbian artists in […]

Glenn Ligon is a conceptual artist who chooses to create work in black and white as a way of pointing directly at racial stereotypes and expectations; at the same time […]

Derek Jarman (1942-1994)
 Biography from Baseline’s Encyclopedia of Film Born: January 31, 1942, Northwood, England Died: February 19, 1994, London, England Leading avant-garde British filmmaker whose visually opulent and stylistically […]