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Fred W. McDarrah: Pride and Protest
Fred W. McDarrah: Pride and Protest depicts moments in the history of LGBTQ+ civil rights captured by famed Village Voice photographer Fred McDarrah in the latter half of the 20th century. Featuring more than 60 black-and-white photographs, the images offer unique insights into the triumphs and struggles of LGBTQ+ history, including the Mattachine Society 鈥淪ip-In鈥� at Julius鈥� Bar on 10th Street in 1966, the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, and the annual Pride marches that followed.
McDarrah often captured moments that other photographers didn鈥檛; he was one of the only photographers present on the first night of the Stonewall Uprising. In later years, he followed AIDS marches and ACT UP protests at City Hall and photographed the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Other photos on view capture the vibrancy and culture of Greenwich Village during the latter half of the 20th century and feature personalities such as James Baldwin, Andy Warhol, Marsha P. Johnson, Susan Sontag, Cecil Beaton, Candy Darling, Tennessee Williams, and Larry Kramer.
Fred W. McDarrah: Pride and Protest was first presented by MUUS at Paris Photo in November 2023. It was originally curated by New Yorker writer Vince Aletti. It is curated at New-York Historical by Marilyn Satin Kushner, curator and head, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections; Rebecca Klassen, curator of material culture; and Jeanne Gutierrez, curatorial scholar in women鈥檚 history.
Fred W. McDarrah: Pride and Protest depicts moments in the history of LGBTQ+ civil rights captured by famed Village Voice photographer Fred McDarrah in the latter half of the 20th century. Featuring more than 60 black-and-white photographs, the images offer unique insights into the triumphs and struggles of LGBTQ+ history, including the Mattachine Society 鈥淪ip-In鈥� at Julius鈥� Bar on 10th Street in 1966, the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, and the annual Pride marches that followed.
McDarrah often captured moments that other photographers didn鈥檛; he was one of the only photographers present on the first night of the Stonewall Uprising. In later years, he followed AIDS marches and ACT UP protests at City Hall and photographed the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Other photos on view capture the vibrancy and culture of Greenwich Village during the latter half of the 20th century and feature personalities such as James Baldwin, Andy Warhol, Marsha P. Johnson, Susan Sontag, Cecil Beaton, Candy Darling, Tennessee Williams, and Larry Kramer.
Fred W. McDarrah: Pride and Protest was first presented by MUUS at Paris Photo in November 2023. It was originally curated by New Yorker writer Vince Aletti. It is curated at New-York Historical by Marilyn Satin Kushner, curator and head, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections; Rebecca Klassen, curator of material culture; and Jeanne Gutierrez, curatorial scholar in women鈥檚 history.
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