Act Up, Albany NY

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Artist/Maker	Robert D. Farber (photographer)
Place of origin	Albany (photographed)

Photograph depicting a group of activists from ACT-UP standing on a wall wearing black and holding a banner reading 'Fight AIDS'.

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Categories	Gender and Sexuality LGBTQ
Object type	Photograph
Title	Act Up, Albany NY (series title)
Materials and techniques	Gelatin silver print Photographic Paper Gelatin Silver
Brief description	Photograph by Robert D. Farber, from the series 'Act-Up, Albany, NY', framed gelatin silver print, Albany, 1990
Physical description	Photograph depicting a group of activists from ACT-UP standing on a wall wearing black and holding a banner reading 'Fight AIDS'.
Dimensions	Image height: 22.2cm Image width: 33.3cm Frame height: 38cm Frame width: 49.1cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Marks and inscriptions	Lettered in pencil on mount 'Albany/ACT-UP' and 'Robert Farber '90' There is a sticker on the back of the frame that is lettered in ink 'ALBANY ACT-UP 1990 CORE 15 x 19 1/2'
Credit line	Given by the Robert D. Farber Foundation
Object history	From departmental notes: 'Robert D Farber's involvement in the AIDS activist group ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) led him to take on the role of unofficial photographer. The ACT-UP, Albany, NY images were a record of the activities of the group and provided Farber with a scource [sic] of images for his multimedia works.'
Subjects depicted	Activism Safe Sex AIDS
Associations	ACT-UP Albany New York
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1030-1996

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Record created	April 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O227285/act-up-albany-ny-photograph-robert-d-farber/

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