Queer No. 1
Queer No. 1

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New York, NY, United States
A survey of artwork, photography, publications and ephemera tracing queer life through the interconnected worlds of art, sex, performance, nightlife and activism. Highlights include a David Wojnarowicz drawing; five drawings by Jack Smith from his Plaster Foundation period; works by Robert Buecker and Albert Fine; photographs by George Platt Lynes, Lionel Wendt, Imogen Cunningham and Arthur Tress; an announcement for Keith Haring’s first New York solo exhibition; twenty-five explicit photographic self-portraits sent by Albrecht Becker to Carl Morse; a photographic archive of the San Franciscans Motorcycle Club; material from the archive of Mel Cheren; ballroom ephemera from the Houses of L’Amour and Miyake Mugler; ACT UP and WHAM! protest materials; queer zines including My Comrade, Pansy Beat and Outpunk; large runs of early BDSM publications; flyers, posters and invitations to various queer cinema screenings and theatrical performances, et al.
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![[Cruising] Anonymous, Cock Sucker’s Note](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028903_1_x.jpg?height=256&quality=70&version=1793216414)












![Arthur Tress, Boy with Wooden Horse: ca. 1971 14" x 11" sheet silver print with holograph inscription Titled, numbered, and signed in ink recto [boy with wooden horse - 1/25 - Arthur Tress]. Arthur Tress’ photographic practice spans](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028837_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1793216414)
![Arthur Tress, Prisoner: 1974 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" sheet; 10 3/8" x 10 3/8" mount silver print with holograph inscription Signed, titled, and dated verso [prisoner 1974 - Arthur Tress]. Arthur Tress explored staged narrative and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028838_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1793216414)



![[Queer History] Angelo D’Arcangelo, The Homosexual Handbook: New York, 1968 7" x 4 1/4" printed matter First edition, published by Ophelia Press. Written under a pseudonym by Josef Bush, this practical guide addresses gay male social life, customs, and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028842_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1793216414)
![[Gay Liberation] Emmaus House, I Am, No. 3: San Francisco, 1971 17 1/2" x 11 1/2" printed matter Published by Emmaus House. The cover features a line drawing by Gillespey, signed in print and dated ’71, depicting two nude men amid roses and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028843_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1793216414)
![[Gay Periodicals] Henry C. Godley (Editor), David, Vol. 3, No. 1: Florida, 1972 11" x 8 1/2" offset Henry C. Godley and Mark W. Riley founded the magazine in Jacksonville in 1970. Its coverage expanded from Florida gay life to the wider southeastern United States.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028844_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1793216414)
![[Gay Periodicals] Jeff Buckley (Editor), California Scene, Vol. 6, No. 2: ca. 1975 11" x 8 1/2" offset Edited and published by Jeff Buckley. The cover features a dancer associated with the San Diego Ballet. Published from 1970 to 1976, California Scene covered gay](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028845_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1793216414)
![[Gay Periodicals] Gay Life, Gay Day Special Issue: ca. mid-1970s 8 3/8" x 5 1/2" offset A West Coast guide and lifestyle publication with a “Gay Tourist Guide” notice at upper right. The cover photograph shows demonstrators carrying placards](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028846_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1793216414)
![[Pride] Christopher St. West, The Gay Parade, Flyer: Los Angeles, 1971 11" x 8 1/2" offset Announces the second Gay Pride parade on Hollywood Boulevard, scheduled for Sunday, June 27, at 7 p.m., with an illustration by Tony DeRosa. Printed by Peace](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028847_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1793216414)
![[Gay Liberation] Gay Rights March, Press Photograph: New York, 1974 10" x 8" silver print Accompanied by a mimeographed Associated Press caption identifying a march into Union Square on April 20, 1974. The caption reports that about 300 people paraded](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7732/436846/246028848_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1793216414)
