Larry Kramer with Molly
Item
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Title
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Larry Kramer with Molly
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Rights
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Jonathan G. Silin, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Fair Use.
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Creator
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Robert Giard (1939-2002)
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Date
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1989
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Description
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Giard, a gay portrait, landscape, and figure photographer, was best known for the series this portrait derives from: "Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers." He was first inspired to begin the project after seeing a performance of Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart", which spoke of AIDS without any qualms. In this photo, Kramer looks out a window while holding his dog, Molly, in his lap. His head is bald and he wears a sweater with the pink triangle and the words "Silence = Death", as well as a pin for ACT UP!
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Format
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Gelatin silver print. Image: 36 × 36.2cm (14 3/16 × 14 1/4") Sheet: 50.4 × 40.5cm (19 13/16 × 15 15/16") Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
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Publisher
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Smithsonian Institution. NPG.2007.181
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Contributor
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Max Schrader
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Subject
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Larry Kramer; AIDS; gay; HIV; HIV-AIDS; bald; dog; ACT UP; silence = death; pink triangle; portrait; activist
Larry Kramer