Gordon and Jim, with Gordon's Mother, Margot, San Diego
Sage Sohier, Gordon and Jim, with Gordon's Mother, Margot, San Diego, 1987 (negative); 2014 (print), pigment print, The Blue Sky Gallery Collection; Gift of the Artist, © Sage Sohier, 2015.8.1
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- Title
Gordon and Jim, with Gordon's Mother, Margot, San Diego
- Artist
- Date
1987 (negative); 2014 (print)
- Medium
pigment print
- Edition
1/10
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 15 9/16 in x 23 in; sheet: 20 in x 23 15/16 in
- Collection Area
Photography
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
The Blue Sky Gallery Collection; Gift of the Artist
- Accession Number
2015.8.1
- Copyright
© Sage Sohier
- Terms
In 1986, Sage Sohier began photographing same-sex couples to counteract the often negative characterization of their partnerships by the American press: "My ambition was to make pictures that challenged and moved people and that were interesting both visually and psychologically. In the 1980s, many same-sex relationships were still discreet, or a bit hidden. It was a time when many gay men were dying of AIDS, which made a particularly poignant backdrop for the project. …It was the beginning of a turning point, and more and more gay and lesbian couples wanted to be seen, wanted their relationships to be recognized and valued."
- Exhibitions
2017 Recent Photography Acquisitions Portland Art Museum
