2019 GAY PRIDE PRE-COVID EXHIBITS

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Dimensions4928 x 3264

Original file size7.2 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)

Date taken12-Jun-19 21:19

Date modified5-May-26 13:50

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION

Camera modelNIKON D7000

Focal length (35mm)30 mm

FlashFired, compulsory mode, return light detected

Exposure prog.Manual

ISO speedISO 6400

Metering modePattern

CHM QUIET AS A (46)

In 1976 the United States celebrated the Bicentennial which was the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776-1976). Diane was a 21 year old photography student at UIC when instructor Robert Steigler told the class to meet at the 7th Annual Gay Pride Parade in 1976. As it turns out, Diane was the only student who showed up to document the parade and her photos are a historic overview of what Gay Pride felt like in 1976. The goal was to document the spirit of Chicago’s urban landscape and photograph candid moments of a vibrant city in motion. The LGBTQ parade was a grassroots, assertive declaration of independence with a large crowds, marchers and floats on the southbound lane of North Broadway Street, as oncoming traffic continued in the opposite direction. Witness the diverse faces that paved the way for contemporary Pride, and fought for human rights! Where are they now, and who recognizes them today?

Diane Alexander White has photographed Chicago's Gay Pride Parade for over 50 years and many of her photos have been exhibited in museums and galleries to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in 1979-2019. Click on the links to hear more about the history of the Pride Parades over the years.
WBEZ- Photo Exhibit Shows Early Days Of Chicago’s Pride Parade
The Chicago Reader-Pride 1976
Rooster Magazine- Meet the badass photographer who captured Chicago’s 1976 Gay Pride Parade
READER-ARTS & CULTURE Pride 1976
Center on Halsted presents Diane Alexander White Photography
Showtime's Work in Progress on HBO
Interview and article in AXIOS- Chicago by Carrie Shepard. Interview on ABC Channel 7 with Cheryl Burton, Rob Elgas, Greg Dutra about my Gay Pride Parade photography and exhibit called "Gather Together: Street Photography by Diane Alexander White" at the National Hellenic Museum
Ergon: Greek/American & Diaspora Arts and Letters- In Focus: Diane Alexander White Photography
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Pride Parades Then & Now

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