Act Up, Albany NY
Photograph
1990 (photographed)
1990 (photographed)
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Photograph depicting a group of activists from ACT-UP standing on a wall wearing black and holding a banner reading 'Fight AIDS'.
Object details
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Title | Act Up, Albany NY (series title) |
Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
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'. |
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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.' |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996 |
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Accession number | E.1030-1996 |
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Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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