Rainbow Warrior
My Life in Color
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2019]
Format: Book
Description: xiv, 232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"The never-published memoir of the visual artist and social justice activist who created the Rainbow Flag, which became an international emblem of the modern LGBTQ+ movement"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
A bolt of lightning -- Dreaming of a life over the rainbow -- I am not a homosexual -- A door opens -- Stitching a rainbow -- Victory and backlash -- Raining on my parade -- Life at the Clown Hotel -- The birth of Sister Chanel 2001-- Bobbi took off his socks -- Working for the enemy -- Stoning the Pope -- Rock bottom and rebel rebirth -- Pink Jesus and the holy war -- Spreading my wings -- Dorothy goes to Gotham -- Defending the rainbow -- Russians, bobbins, flashbulbs, and tears -- The winter of my discontent -- Clash of the divas -- An affair to remember, a night to forget -- Last shift at the Sequin Mine -- A bump in the road -- The chiffon rebellion -- A day in court, a night at the Stonewall -- A magician, a mile of scarf, and a pair of scissors -- The hatchet is buried -- Invisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Subjects:
Baker, Gilbert, 1951-2017.
Gay activists -- United States -- Biography.
Artists -- United States -- Biography.
Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History.
Flags -- United States -- History.
Rainbows in art.
Baker, Gilbert, 1951-2017.
Gay activists -- United States -- Biography.
Artists -- United States -- Biography.
Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History.
Flags -- United States -- History.
Rainbows in art.
ISBN:
9781641601504 (cloth edition)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Baker, Gilbert | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |