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Liz Throop and B. Joy Wasson visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS417

Scope and Contents

This collection contains slides and photographs related to LGBTQ+ history in Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. Included are negatives of the Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing's (ALGHT) table at the 1993 Atlanta Pride Festival, where "The Time of Our Lives," an exhibition about LGBTQ+ history in Atlanta between the 1940s and 1990s, was on display; slides of the 1977 protest in Colony Square against Anita Bryant during the Miss National Teenager pageant after she was named as "America's Greatest American" by the pageant contestants; the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights; and photographs of Throop and Wasson wearing their wedding dresses for the "The Wedding" demonstration during the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The collection also contains an image of the Prince George Inn, a gay bar and restaurant that opened in 1964, and individuals marching in response to the Atlanta Child Murders (1979-1981). All images were taken in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise noted.

Dates

  • 1977-1993, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Biographical / Historical

Liz Throop (1957- ) received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Georgia State University in 1985 and her Master of Graphic Design from North Carolina State University in 1996. She served as an instructor and professor at a variety of academic institutions including the Atlanta College of Art, North Carolina State University, and as an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Georgia State University before her retirement. Throop also served as president of the Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing (ALGHT), which was founded in 1991 to preserve and house Atlanta’s LGBTQ history and promote understanding and appreciation of Atlanta’s lesbian and gay history.

B. Joy Wasson (1956- ) received her Associate in Arts degree from the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1979 and her Bachelor of Arts from Georgia State University. She worked for the DeKalb County Public Library, Theatre Gael, Trillium Asset Management, and the High Museum of Art. Between 2001 and 2017, she was the Academic Degree Program Coordinator for Emory University for 16 years before her retirement. She was a founding member of the Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing (ALGHT).

Extent

133 item(s) (73 color slides, 43 color negatives, 14 color photographic prints, and three black and white photographic prints)

Language

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1993, with subsequent additions

Related Materials

Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing papers and publications, MSS 773, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing visual arts materials, VIS 412, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2021.

Title
Liz Throop and B. Joy Wasson visual arts materials
Author
Kate Daly
Date
October 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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