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Robert Giard (1939–2002), photographer
Audre Lorde. Staten Island, NY.
Gelatin silver print, 1987
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography Collection
Audre Lorde. Staten Island, NY.
The photographer Robert Giard may be best known for his project Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers, which culminated in an anthology published in 1997 and a corresponding exhibition at the Library in 1998. In the wake of the AIDS crisis, Giard worked to preserve the stories of LGBTQ+ writers, from established figures like May Sarton and Edward Albee to then-emerging writers like Sapphire and Melvin Dixon. This portrait presents self-described “Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet” Audre Lorde, who was also a New Yorker; a librarian; and the author of such iconic works as Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, The Cancer Journals, and The Black Unicorn. Lorde was a pivotal figure in Black Arts, Feminist, and LGBTQ+ movements in the 1970s and 80s.
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