Items

Explore individual items gathered for collections and exhibits centered around particular themes, people, places, or events.

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  Shira and Sarah

  "Shira and Sarah" is one of many powerful portraits by Jess T. Dugan. They currently live in St. Louis and continue creating work focusing on exploring gender identity.
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  Gateway Saloon, Home of Gateway M.C., 201 S. 20th St. S. Louis, MO. 63103

  Poster advertising the Gateway Saloon, a gay bar in St. Louis.
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  Postcard Showing Two Women Kissing in Front of the Supreme Court at the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights

  Photo on the front of the postcard with information about the event on the back. Left Bank Books printed the postcard in St. Louis as an advertisement for the exhibit "Failing to Stop: a Photo Essay on the 1987 Protests for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights in Washington D.C."
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  Portrait of Robyn Carolyn Montague by Deborah A. Montague

  Portrait drawing in crayon, chalk, and pencil of Robyn Carolyn Montague by her then wife Deborah A. Montague. This portrait was drawn when Robyn Montague, who was a transgender woman, still presented as a male and had what she regarded as a rough and masculine appearance. For Montague, this portrait was a reminder that "exteriors sometimes hide a true self."
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  Maxi Glamour Poster

  Vertical, black and white poster featuring a photograph of Maxi Glamour repeated multiple times against a background of black and white chevrons. "Maxi Glamour" is printed diagonally in the upper left corner. Maxi Glamour (AKA Max Wright) is a St. Louis-based drag performer, visual artist, and activist. (Wright identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.) They founded and act as MC for Qu'Art, a quarterly LGBTQ+ visual and performance arts festival in St. Louis. Maxi Glamour is one of the most successful and prominent drag artists in contemporary St. Louis.
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  Pencil, Charcoal, and Ink Drawing of Clementines

  A pencil, charcoal, and ink drawing of Clementine's bar by Gregory Bosslet. In operation in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis from 1978 to 2014, Clementines was a popular community gathering place and St. Louis's longest-running gay bar at the time of its closure. Specializing in architectural illustrations, the artist was customer of Clementines himself. The drawing hung on the wall on display at the bar.
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  Painting "Depth" by Hannah Stewart

  Painting, "Depth," by Hannah Stewart. To create this work, the artist used their bare breasts to imprint blue circular shapes over a primarily orange background. "Depth" is part of a series of paintings that were created in a similar fashion and explore questions of bodily autonomy and sexual consent. According to the artist, this painting is a "celebration of the desexualization of my breasts." Its companion piece is "Primary," also in the collections of the Missouri Historical Society.
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  Painting "Primary" by Hannah Stewart

  Painting, "Primary," by Hannah Stewart. To create this work, the artist used their bare breasts to imprint overlapping circular shapes of various colors over a black background. "Primary" is part of a series of paintings that were created in the same fashion and explore questions of bodily autonomy and sexual consent. According to the artist, this painting considers the feelings of shame that some children experience as they enter puberty during their primary school years. Its companion piece is "Depth."
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  Trans Voices, St. Louis, Missouri

  Photograph shows an unidentified man holding a sign, "End police brutality." Photographer's caption continues: Protesters including members of St. Louis' LGBTQIA+ community march the streets of Central West End in St. Louis to protest against police brutality.
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  Queer in Struggle, St. Louis, Missouri

  Photograph shows a portrait of an unidentified African American woman at a protest in St. Louis, Missouri. Protesters and the base of a statue are reflected in her sunglasses. Behind her stand two White men, one wearing a tee shirt with a symbol for Gay pride and the other wearing a face mask to protect from COVID-19.