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STATEMENT of OUR PURPOSE
This was a time of horrendous repression against the Gay community
& these Artists. Many of them, like our friend Bob Mizer of AMG, have passed on and
others still live in fear because of their experiences. Happily we've helped others like
the great Mel Roberts to come forward & discover the deserved praise &
recognition. The factual information contained in: documents (letters, postcards, notes,
etc.) ,model releases, diaries, etc. are historically priceless. It's a part of our
heritage that has been forgotten. Each death means memories & experiences lost
forever. It's compounded by loved ones, not understanding the importance of the
possessions, who destroy them. The parents of the photographer who was EAGLE burned all of
his work upon his death. When contacted about the material they said they were surprised.
Had someone reached them sooner they would have been happy to give them the work. They had
no idea of it value, neither did he it seems. Photographs though survive because prints
were sold. The memories & documents aren't so lucky and are far more important. We are
desperately trying to obtain copies of the documents and conduct interviews to preserve
the memories.Individuals
who had contact with these photographers, artists & models are sought for any
information or correspondence they had. We actively seek contact with any of the models
who are still alive for interviews (esp. Models who posed for: | CHAMPION HAND-IN- HAND LES FOLLES DES HOMMES CAPITAL-VULCAN-DISCUS BRUCE of L.A. KRIS OF CHICAGO LON of N.Y. DAVID of CLEVELAND & CALIFORNIA JOCK of SOUTH AFRICA & EUROPE ACME INTERNATIONAL PAT ROCCO/BIZZARE LYRIC NEIL EDWARDS MILO MICHAEL ANTHONY STUDIO DB ASSOCIATES JAGUAR COLE DELUXE MERRIMAC-HILL STUDIO MERCURY STUDIO DOM DON WIGHT MALIBU BIG D ASSOCIATES R.A. ENTERPRISES PLATO TROY SAXON WINTERSET FARM |
ATHLETIC MODEL GUILD RICHARD MODEL EXCLUSIVE HRM PRODUCTIONS MORE & COMPANY LES DEMI-DIEUX J. BRIAN / CALIFRAN HIS HANDSOME IS/ALL STAR STUDIO MARK-ONE J&R STUDIOS FRANK BORKE-CAN-ART-BDR TEAM RICK DION STUDIO ZODIAC PROD MEL ROBERTS TROPO STUDIO ESSEX STUDIO METECUE DYNA-MEN VIP WEST ADAM STUDIO JAMES EDWIN HILLS ATHENS WEST CALIFORNIA MODELS/CAL-MODELS AL HEINECKE WILLARD MODEL-OF-THE-MONTH TIMES SQUARE STUDIOS BOB ANTHONY |
---John Eugene Thomas, Curator