Marsha P. Johnson
The Faulkner Morgan Archive is excited to unveil these newly acquired, never-before-seen photographs of queer legend Marsha P. Johnson from the estate of renowned Kentucky-born photographer Leee Black Childers.
Marsha P. Johnson is one of the most well known figures in LGTBQ history. The “P” in Johnson’s name stood for “pay it no mind,” which often acted as her motto. She especially gained much of her notoriety after the Stonewall Riots of , but her activism did not stop there. Throughout her life, Johnson was a fixture of the New York City queer scene. She was constantly helping her community, especially trans homeless youth.
In , Johnson and her close friend Sylvia Rivera founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR). Through this organization, they worked to support, and house, LGTBQ people who were often living on the streets and dependent on sex work.
On July 6, , Johnson’s body was found floating in the Hudson River near the West Side Piers that she frequented. While the police declared her death a suicide, many see her death as another moment of violence against the LGBTQ community. Now, even decade
Debbie, Iggy and Andy: Photos from Leee Black Childers&#; intimate archive of pop icons
Photographer of New York&#;s alternative underground, Leee Black Childers passed away earlier this week.
Described by photographer Chalkie Davis as “the most original of punks”, Childers rose to prominence as among the first to document the New York scene of the early 70′s as the glam rock of Bowie and Iggy Pop transformed into the punk scene spearheaded by New York Dolls.
Shortly after arriving in new York City from Kentucky in , Childers joined Andy Warhol’s Factory where he would be exposed to some of the most important and revolutionary figures of the time. David Bowie (with whom he travelled on the Trans-Siberian railway), Debbie Harry, Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith, New York Dolls and countless more were captured by Childers wandering lens, often in the most intimate of surroundings.
We celebrate the life and work of Leee Black Childers through the photos of the relationships that marked him out as one of the most important, daring and sympathetic photographers of his generation.
These images, accompanied by Childers&#; frank and endearing co
In Memory of Leee Black Childers
In MemoriamBy Matt Wrbican
The Warhol Museum commemorates the life and work of our friend, photographer Leee Black Childers, who passed away on April 6 at the age of He was hospitalized after collapsing during the opening celebration of his exhibition in Los Angeles on March
A short clip of Leee can be seen here, describing the notorious artists’ bar Max’s Kansas City, excerpted from the museum’s “Talk on the Wild Side” event in That discussion focused on the productions of Warhol’s play “Pork” and its influence on Glam rock, with cast-and-crew Cherry Vanilla (in support of her memoir), Tony Zanetta, and Leee (and moderated—such as it was—by me.)
Native Kentuckian Leee Black Childers was stage manager and official photographer for “Pork,” and an essential character of New York’s underground of the lates and ’70s. He stage-managed Jackie Curtis’s play “Femme Fatale” at La MaMa ETC in , “World Birth of a Nation” by Wayne County, and “Pork” at both La MaMa in New York and the Roundhouse in London, all directed by Anthony Ingrassia.
Leee became David Bowie’s official tour photographer for “Ziggy Stardust,” and spent a season in the Hollywood Hi
Leee Black Childers &#; Drag Queens, Rent Boys&#; (6th Dec &#; 20th Jan)
The Vinyl Factory &#; The Society Club are pleased to present a new exhibition with photographer Leee Black Childers to coincide with publication of his first book, ‘Drag Queens, Rent Boys, Pick Pockets, Junkies, Rockstars and Punks’.
Capturing magical, significant and often unimaginable times, Leee Black Childers chronicled the lates to mids through his lens. From Andy Warhol’s The Factory and Max’s Kansas City to The Chelsea Hotel and The Anarchy Tour, Leee has been eye-witness to the musicians and artists that defined a generation and made a major impact on the generation that would follow.
“Andy Warhol told me to find your spot, grab a chair and let them come to you,” says Leee. “These are stories and memories I have treasured from my very eventful past history.”
Check out photos from the exhibition launch HERE.
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