Stonewall Inn Tote Bag, 2022
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This tote bag features a photo taken by LGBTQ+ photographer Leonard Fink of the protests following the 1969 Stonewall Riot in Greenwich Village, New York City. The riot took place after police raided the Stonewall Inn gay bar, as patrons and passersby tried to stop the arrests. The event was a turning point in LGBTQ+ activism.
This tote bag features a photo taken by LGBTQ+ photographer Leonard Fink of the protests following the 1969 Stonewall Riot in Greenwich Village, New York City. The riot took place after police raided the Stonewall Inn gay bar, as patrons and passersby tried to stop the arrests. The event was a turning point in LGBTQ+ activism.
Artifact
Tote bag
Date Made
2022
Creators
Stonewall Inn (New York, N.Y.)
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Tote bag manufactured by Q-TEES in Pakistan and sold by the Stonewall Inn in New York, New York. Photograph reproduced on tote bag taken by Leonard Fink.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.174.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Troy Gibson.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Color
Black (Color)
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 29.5 in
Width: 18 in
Inscriptions
on front: STONEWALL MEANS / FIGHT BACK! SMASH / GAY OPPRESSION! / [...] / New York / LGBT Community Center Photo by Leonard Fink on back" The / Stonewall / Inn(R)/ New York on tag inside bag: Q-TEES / PROMOTIONAL / PRODUCT. NOT MEANT / TO BE WASHED. WASHING / MAY RESULT IN DISCOLORATION OF / THE PRODUCT. DO NOT WASH THIS PRODUCT / RN # 104772 / 100% COTTON / MADE IN PAKISTAN
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