Box 1
Bobba, Veena
Photos and videos covering a range of topics from personal work including painting, knitting, dancing, and baking to Black Lives Matter protests
Brown, Barry
Photographs and video compilation of daily drag series ‘WERK From Home’
Carmichael, Brian
Photograph of Brian with protest sign, and text “American Perspective” reflecting on personal experiences amidst the pandemic
Clements, Matthew
Photographs highlighting personal experiences and labelled as a “quarantine diary”
Connors, Ruth
Submission form
Costello, Patrick
Video of a stop-motion animation based on “A Apple Pie” by Kate Greenway, made in collaboration with Chenda Cope, Alison Kizu-Blair, and Ben Simon
Duff, S.K.
“Quarantine 2020”: self-published book featuring photos, illustrations, haiku
Edgecomb, Sean
Acrylic painting on cotton board “Mask-4-Masc/Queer Love in the Time of Corona” illustrating folkloric figures social distancing, explores queerness as a surface aesthetic and an encoded narrative
Eklund, Helen
Home video introducing adopted chicks, narrated by Helen
Estrella, Oliver
Photographs of dream-like self-portraits laying in bed, post-surgery and in quarantine
French, Timothy
Photographs for @PlasticsInTheCity on Instagram depicting Barbies wearing masks and protesting throughout NYC; a video dance drag tribute to Paula Abdul
Frisbie, Jake
PDF titled “‘dang’ constant” with photographs, collage, and text reflecting on oppressive structures and the fragility of life
Galletta, Nicholas
Social media posts on topics including: the murder of George Floyd; a tribute to Marie Munoz, principal of PS 20 on Staten Island, lost in August of 2020.
Garmany, Meghann
Poems and journal entries reflecting on personal pandemic experiences, observations about Meghann’s environment, and contemplations about the future
Gordon, Arielle Rebekah
Video time-lapse compilation of Arielle brewing coffee in eight coffee brewing methods as part of her morning routine
Hollonquist, Sarah
Photographs of self portrait and portrait of partner both wearing masks in public spaces
Hernandez, Belize P.
Self-portrait illustrations with handwritten text in pastel, pen, and marker, noting the introduction of masks to the mainstream, a connection with nature, and the lengthening of hair
Hill, Sarah
Paper doll drawing from the film “Goodbye Rebecca & Eileen” related to the experience of top-surgery and navigating the medical industry as a trans person
Holland, Walter
Typed journal entries, texts reflecting on the impacts of the AIDS epidemic and on the COVID pandemic
Johnson, Sarah
Submission form
Kamel, Mena
Tabloid newspaper publication titled Bleach with visual responses by twelve SFSU students to the US government’s treatment of the COVID pandemic
Kargaltsev, Alexander
Portrait photographs with two subjects, sometimes in costume with props such as a bunny costume and holding McDonald’s fries
Katz, Jonathan Ned
Photographs of messages related to Black Lives Matter protests; evidence of a vigil for Marsha P. Johnson at the West Side piers; and a video of a City sign encouraging safety during COVID-19
Kerr, Theodore (ted)
Zine examining the role of a “COVID doula” published by What Would an HIV Doula Do?, and text pamphlet distinguishing COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS
La Raya Fanzine
Illustrated comic strip detailing one of the creator’s dreams about the supermarket and anxiety created by quarantine and the pandemic (in Spanish, English)
Lovendusky, Eugene
Screencap of friends attending Gayme Night on Zoom
Maitri, Jeremiah
Netart website about queer folx accessing information technology communities and responding to the pandemic
Manicato, Chanel
Digital collages of LGBTQ+ flags validating pride with the text “Still Valid With or Without a Parade”
Maynard, Felicita
Self-portrait, tintype photograph in black and white
McCarthy, Caitlin
Photographs taken by cell phone documenting distanced cookie drop-offs with friends
McMullen, Tanner
Print magazine titled Nudie, an intersectional clear-friendly sex-positive smutty art magazine
Meyer, Ainsley
Photographs of a handwritten journal entry expressing anxiety, exhaustion, and hope
Monroe, Bruce
Blog posts reflecting on the pandemic crisis and reminiscing about early experiences in NYC
Myers, Juniper
A self portrait of Juniper in Quarantine
Olsen, Lily
Series of portraits embracing partner in bed, in black and white
Oyler, David
“Mask for Mask.” Collage, 9 x 12 on Black Watercolor paper
Pitkin, Rachel
Painting of a full moon in watercolor
R., Robert
Self portraits, illustrations in pen, and a collage of selfies titled “Slippage”
Robinson, Peter
Digital collage captioned “Love in the Time of COVID-19” consisting of screenshots during Zoom calls with his partner
Robinson, Jordan
Digital illustration of an Ikagi chart and a digital advertisement calling for artist submissions
Ruggiero, Kaitlin
Photograph embracing partner on their couch
Sanchez, Cesar
Collage of photographs depicting the littering of masks and gloves on the streets
Schepper, Peter
Illustrations in pen and marker of performers and characters and a screenshot of a poem about loneliness and isolation typed into the Notes app
Schicker, Matt
Photographs and videos capturing daily life in New York City, along with COVID-related social media content
Setteducate, Tony
Collages covering topics ranging from greed, sexuality, portraiture, among other themes using personal, digital, newspaper, and magazine images
Shapiro, Andrea
Submission form
Snapp, Cassandra
Screenshots of social media content and photographs of moments in daily life
Wickham, Gary
Photographs and video capturing the disruption of normal life during the pandemic in New York City
Wong, Pearl
Photographs of a zine titled “In Quarantine with My Parents and My Partner,” illustrated and written by hand, describing personal coming-out experience
W., Jack
Photograph of self portrait in scuba gear, self portrait post-surgery, and sign mandating mask usage
Anonymous
215-page report using public records to detail legal violations of the Pulse nightclub
Anonymous
Photographs of self portraits in lingerie
Anonymous
Short film (and poster) “Cat Boy and Cheese Girl Shine On.” Created in March, 2020 as “a love letter to Minneapolis art queers”
The LGBTQuarantine Archive Project was inspired by rapid response collecting efforts throughout the library and archival community to document the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on people’s lives. The project was launched in April, 2020, and any LGBTQ-identified person with a connection to New York was invited to contribute. Works submitted were created during the pandemic, many in direct response to it. A trio of online exhibits highlighting select contributions was launched in July, 2020 on The Center’s Google Arts & Culture page, to share the collection and to raise awareness of the project.