Final Thoughts

At this point, I want to let the questions and information about Etienne linger in your mind . In closing, I have a few more questions for you as a reader.

  • Is it necessary for and artist of color to show their racial identity in their work?
  • Do you think Etienne avoided deep conversations about race and gay identity as a way to focus on artistic strength of the work and not the ideas behind it?
  • How would Etienne’s work been received it he only featured men of color in his work?

As I leave you with those questions, I want to thank you for your time and encourage you to learn more about Etienne.

Thank you,

Erica Beatrix Brooks

References

1:Block Museum 

http://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/view/exhibitions/current-exhibits/keep-the-shadow-ere-the-substance-fade-mourning-during-the-aids-crisis.html

2: History of HIV/AIDS

http://www.avert.org/professionals/history-hiv-aids/overview

3: Who was Etienne

http://www.leatherati.com/2009/11/who-was-etienne/

 4: Etienne Leather Archives

http://www.leatherarchives.org/etienne.html

5: The Closet

http://theweek.com/articles/464753/where-did-phrase-come-closet-come-from

6: LGBTQ History Timeline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_LGBT_history

7:Black Men in Leather Cain Berlinger

8:Urban Aboriginals Geoff Mains

9:Intersectionality

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberlé_Crenshaw

 

Author / curator : Erica Beatrix Brooks (Website Facebook )

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