Thanks for visiting the Lesbian Culture Series II info page! Please use the comments section to give suggestions for artists for Series III, IV, or V, or to submit corrective information.
Series II
4A – Gloria Anzaldua
September 29, 1942 – May 15, 2004
Writer, Activist
4B – Romaine Brooks
May 1, 1874 – December 7, 1970
Painter
4C – Paula Gunn Allen
October 24, 1939 – May 29, 2008
Novelist, Poet, Activist
4D – Adrienne Rich
May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012
Writer, Activist
4E – Audre Lorde
February 18, 1934 – October 17, 1992
Poet, Essayist, Activist
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5A – Agnes Martin
March 22, 1912 – December 16, 2004
Abstract Painter
5B – Jackie “Moms” Mabley
March 19, 1894 – May 23, 1975
Comedic Performer
5C – Elizabeth Bishop
February 8 1911 – October 6, 1979
Poet
5D – Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, O.S.H.
November 12, 1651 – April 17, 1695
Nun, Scholar, Poet, Painter
5E – Claude Cahun
October 28, 1894 – December 1954
Photographer, Activist
Not sure whata Lesbeing (a conceptual project) is about….was given your sticker at Dyke March NYC…can you tell me more…
The project is ongoing. It started with the notion that lesbians are human beings too, for which I coined its hybridized noun form “Lesbeing.” It’s an inclusive term and its expanded usage includes “Lesbros.” I’m working on a finalized version of its surreal ethnography that explores imagined cultural roots of Lesbeing humanoids in ancient civilizations as studied through its artists. My work’s intention is light-hearted and celebratory, claiming for instance, that Lesbian is the spoken language of Lesbeings. I’ll be posting a clip of its work-in-progress performance later this week. Thanks for leaving a note!