The Date: Sunday, September 15, 2013.
The Time: 2:00 to 5:00 PM
The Place: The household of The Pecks, 1405 Afton, Pasadend, CA
The Event: So Cal Soft Lauch & Fundraiser, including a silent auction. You’ll get to bid on this:
Own a piece of Gay
Heath Care History
From the frontlines of the 1980’s AIDS crisis comes this is
a one-of-a-kind rarity: a copy of the poster announcing Los Angeles’
participation in the nationwide October 6, 1989 Day of Civil Disobedience.
Thousands marched, and many were arrested, in protest of Ronald Reagan and
George Bush’s silence and inaction in the face of this catastrophic
pandemic. Eventually, the Federal
Government bowed to the enormous pressure of the valiant men and woman fighting
for their very lives, leading to a much-needed overhaul of the nation’s
healthcare delivery system.
Unfortunately, the fight is by no means over, necessitating
the donation of this copy of the poster for auction by the artist, Bradley
C. Rader.
Mr. Rader was an original member of ACT UP/LA when it was formed in 1987, in
the wake of the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Mr. Rader worked in the ACT UP parade committee, designing floats and signs for
the 1989 Christopher Street West Parade, political cartoons for the
organization’s monthly newsletter, culminating in this poster.
Bradley Rader has since gone on the become an Emmy© Award winning animation director
(HBO’S Todd McFarlane’s “Spawn”), a graphic novelist (“Fogtown”, “Harry &
Dickless Tom”), and an internationally exhibited erotic artist (“Recycled
Erotica” at the One Way-1989, “Free Art” at A Different Light in Silverlake and
San Francisco –1992, a one-man-show at Mr. B’s in Amsterdam-2005, “The Art of
“Harry & Dickless Tom” and “The Art of “Fogtown” at Flazh!Alley Gallery in
San Pedro-2007 and 2010). 3 volumes of his work have been published at Flaming
Artist Press.
The
poster is from the original 1989 offset print run (the artist doesn’t remember
the size of the run, but it couldn’t have been larger than 1000). Its striking
colors of magenta and black are light fast, not like the colors from today’s
more fugitive computer printing methods. The piece is in excellent condition,
suitable for framing and proud display. It is more than just a piece of art; it
symbolizes the blood, sweat and tears countless men and women (and
transexuals— God Bless you, Connie Norman) swept up in this historic yet
ongoing struggle for health care rightsOwn a piece of Gay
Heath Care History
From the frontlines of the 1980’s AIDS crisis comes this is
a one-of-a-kind rarity: a copy of the poster announcing Los Angeles’
participation in the nationwide October 6, 1989 Day of Civil Disobedience.
Thousands marched, and many were arrested, in protest of Ronald Reagan and
George Bush’s silence and inaction in the face of this catastrophic
pandemic. Eventually, the Federal
Government bowed to the enormous pressure of the valiant men and woman fighting
for their very lives, leading to a much-needed overhaul of the nation’s
healthcare delivery system.
Unfortunately, the fight is by no means over, necessitating
the donation of this copy of the poster for auction by the artist, Bradley
C. Rader.
Mr. Rader was an original member of ACT UP/LA when it was formed in 1987, in
the wake of the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Mr. Rader worked in the ACT UP parade committee, designing floats and signs for
the 1989 Christopher Street West Parade, political cartoons for the
organization’s monthly newsletter, culminating in this poster.
