LGBTQIA+ Pride
During the month of June, the LGBTQIA+ community and allies honor the Stonewall Riots of 1968 and the progress made—and yet to be made—for LGBTQIA+ people everywhere. Pride recognizes the history of the LGBT community finding acceptance and celebrates the influence LGBTIA+ people have had around the world. Pride month is also an opportunity to peacefully protest and raise political awareness for current issues facing the community.
Gift at the Gardner presents our Pride 2022 collection in celebration of Pride Month. Our collection features books for all ages that include subjects such as:
- the groundbreaking work of LGBTQIA+ artists
- the biographies of LGBTQIA+ inviduals
- how to be a better ally to the LGBTQIA+ community
We are delighted to spotlight gifts from Bianca's Design Shop, first introduced to Gift's collection during Zanele Muholi: Portraits as Resistance exhibition.
The Future Is Inclusive T-Shirt (XS-4XL)
$34.95
The founder of Bianca's Design Shop, Bianca Negrón (she/they), is a queer gender-fluid Latinx designer and artist. She creates inclusive pride art that provides representation and visibility for the LGBTQIA+ community. Their style is minimal yet playful and often uses lines, geometric shapes & custom typography. These elements feature rounded corners and curvy/squiggly lines with colors from various pride flags.
The Future Is Inclusive T-Shirt is made especially for those striving for a more inclusive future! No one should ever feel excluded from our LGBTQIA+ community. We are all human and we all deserve love & acceptance. Spread the word, the future is inclusive.
The t-shirt feels soft and lightweight, with the right amount of stretch-comfortable and flattering for any human.
Made of 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
Available in sizes XS-4XL
Boston's Apollo: Thomas McKeller & John Singer Sargent
$45.00
Winner of the 2020 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award from
The Art Libraries Society of North America
In 1916, John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) met Thomas Eugene McKeller (1890-1962) a young African American elevator attendant at Boston’s Hotel Vendome. McKeller became the principal model for Sargent’s murals in the new wing of the Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, among the painter’s most ambitious works. Sargent’s nude studies and sketches from this project attest to a close collaboration between the two men that unfolded over nearly ten years. Featuring drawings given by Sargent to Isabella Stewart Gardner and published in full for the first time, a portrait of McKeller, and archival materials reconstructing his life and relationship with Sargent, this book opens new avenues into artist-model relationships and transforms our understanding of Sargent’s iconic American paintings. Essays offer the first biography of Thomas McKeller and a window into African American life in early 20th century Roxbury. They address the artist’s sexuality, his models, and consider questions of race and gender.
224 pages
Published by Yale Press, 2020
Hardcover
9 x 12 inches
Adam Pendleton
$49.95
The first encompassing publication on the work of the groundbreaking American artist Adam Pendleton (Gardner Artist-in-Residence, 2008)
Adam Pendleton's original and powerful body of work has been described as the embodiment of a new era. His multifaceted projects, which include painting, collage, film, and publishing, re-contextualize historical and theoretical positions on abstraction, blackness, and the avant-garde. Working predominantly in black-and-white, Pendleton often creates 'total works' that envelop viewers and push the limits of contemporary discourse.
Written by Adrienne Edwards, Alec Mapes Frances, Andréa Picard160 pages
Published by Phaidon, 2020
Paperback
11.38 x 9.88 inches
Black Futures
$40.00
544 pages
Published by One World, 2020
Hardcover
7.4 x 9.1 inches
Porsha Olayiwola: i shimmer sometimes, too
$16.00
Porsha Olayiwola’s debut poetry collection soars with the power and presence of live performance. These poems dip their hands deep into the fabric of black womanhood, pulling out all of its threads. This book establishes Porsha Olayiwola firmly in the lineage of black queer poetics, pulling equally from Audre Lorde and Danez Smith.
This is a book of gentle breaking and inventive reconstruction. This is a book of self-care, and community-care―the pursuit of building a world that will keep you alive.
Porsha Olayiwola is a writer, performer, educator and curator who uses afro-futurism and surrealism to examine historical and current issues in the Black, woman, and queer diasporas. She is an Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and is the current poet laureate for the city of Boston.
Written by Porsha Olayiwola96 pages
Published by Button Poetry, 2019
Paperback
8.5 x 5.5 inches
Zanele Muholi
$35.00
This catalogue presents the full breadth of Muholi’s photographic and activist practice.Richly illustrated, it includes images from the key series Muholi has produced over the past twenty years, as well as never-before-published and recent works. The exhibition book also features six newly commissioned essays exploring their work, as well as a full glossary and chronology.
Born in South Africa, Zanele Muholi came to prominence in the early 2000s with photographs that sought to envision black lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex lives beyond deviance or victimhood. Muholi’s work challenges hetero-patriarchal ideologies and representations, presenting the participants in their photographs as confident and beautiful individuals bravely existing in the face of prejudice, intolerance and, frequently, violence. While Muholi’s intimate photographs of others launched their international career, their intense self-portraits solidified it.
Written by Sarah Allen and Yasufumi Nakamori
192 pages, 150 illustrations
Published by Tate, 2021
Paperback
9.6 x 6.7 inches
Curatorial Activism
$34.95
Current art world statistics demonstrate that the fight for gender and race equality in the art world is far from over: only sixteen percent of this year’s Venice Biennale artists were female; only fourteen percent of the work displayed at MoMA in 2016 was by non white artists; only a third of artists represented by U.S. galleries are female, but over two-thirds of students enrolled in art and art-history programs are young women.
Arranged in thematic sections focusing on feminism, race, and sexuality, Curatorial Activism examines and illustrates pioneering examples of exhibitions that have broken down boundaries and demonstrated that new approaches are possible, from Linda Nochlin’s “Women Artists” at LACMA in the mid-1970s to Jean-Hubert Martin’s “Carambolages” in 2016 at the Grand Palais in Paris. Profiles key exhibitions by pioneering curators including Okwui Enwezor, Linda Nochlin, Jean-Hubert Martin and Nan Goldin, with a foreword by Lucy Lippard, internationally known art critic, activist and curator, and early champion of feminist art, this volume is both an invaluable source of practical information for those who understand that institutions must be a driving force in this area and a vital source of inspiration for today’s expanding new generation of curators.
By Maura Reilly with forward by Lucy Lippard
240 pages
Published by Thames & Hudson, 2018
Hardcover
7.2 x 1 x 9.4 inches
Queer Heroes: Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes From Past and Present!
$22.99
From Freddie Mercury’s contribution to music and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to James Baldwin’s best-selling essays and more, discover tales of courage, triumph, and determination. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, this extraordinary book shows children that anything is possible.
Discover the inspiring stories of these LGBT artists, writers, innovators, athletes, and activists who have made great contributions to culture, from ancient times to present day. This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to learn more about a collection of inspiring figures in LGBTQ+ history:
Freddie Mercury, Sappho, Audre Lorde, Manvendra Singh Gohil, Frida Kahlo, Emma Gonzalez, James Baldwin, Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander Wang, Subhi Nahas, Tove Jansson, Alan Turing, Michelangelo, Martina Navratilova, Sia, Tim Cook, Pedro Almodovar, Virginia Woolf, Tchaikovsky, Vikram Seth, Yotam Ottolenghi, Johanna Sigurðardóttir, Marsha Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, David Bowie, Kasha Nabagsera, Lili Elbe, Matthew Bourne, Alvin Ailey, Harvey Milk, Willem Arondeus, Nergis Mavalvala, Rufus Wainwright, Marlene Dietrich, Larry Kramer, Didier Lestrade, Nabuko Yoshiya, Bayard Rustin, Claire Harvey, Barbara Jordan, Josephine Baker, k.d. lang, Kristen Stewart, Jazz Jennings, Elio di Rupo, Oscar Wilde, Harish Iyer, Khalid Abdel-Hadi, Lana and Lilly Wachowski, Ellen DeGeneres, and Portia de Rossi.
By Arabelle Sircadi, illustrated by Sarah Tanat-Jones
64 pages
Published by Wide Eyed Editions, 2019
Hardcover
9.5 x 0.6 x 11.15 inches
David Bowie
$15.99
David Bowie was a star man from the very beginning. From excelling in dance and music at school, to starting his very first band, David always broke the mold. As an adult, he became one of the most celebrated musicians and magical performers around, consistently dazzling audiences with his talent, costumes, and stage presence. This inspiring story of the musical legend's life features a facts and photos section at the back.
Little People, Big Dreams - Discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.
Written by Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Illustrated by Ana AlberoFrom the Little People, Big Dreams Series
32 pages
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2019
Hardcover
8 x 9.8 inches
Elton John
$15.99
Discover the life of Elton John, the piano wizard who rocketed to stardom with his music.
As a child, Elton started playing his grandmother's piano in Harrow, London. He could pick tunes out by ear and was soon attending lessons at the Royal Academy. After answering an advertisement in a newspaper, Elton teamed up with a lyric-writing buddy: Bernie Taupin. The rest was history. Elton's songwriting talent, musical skill, and dazzling outfits have made him one of the all-time greats. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the musician's life.
From the Little People, Big Dreams Series
32 pages
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020
Hardcover
8 x 9.8 inches
Prince
$15.99
Meet Prince, one of the most iconic performers in music history.
From a young age, Prince was obsessed with music. Even though he couldn’t read it, his talent—whether on piano, drums, guitar, or vocals—turned him into an icon. Combining funk, disco, soul, and almost every other genre out there, his songs are some of the best-loved all around the world. Prince knew that he didn’t have to be like anyone else to be a star—and there was no one quite like Prince.
Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Illustrated by Cachetejack
From the Little People, Big Dreams Series
32 pages
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2021
Hardcover
8 x 9.8 inches
Laverne Cox
$15.99
As a kid, Laverne felt different. Even though she felt like a girl, she wasn’t allowed to live her life as a girl. But she loved dancing and acting, and felt like she could be her true self under the spotlights on stage. After school, she moved to New York City to study ballet and pursued acting.
Laverne became the first transgender woman of color to lead a TV series, and was the first ever trans actress to be nominated for an Emmy. She continues to inspire kids all around the world to live their lives how they want to, and to be their true selves. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the actress.
By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, illustrated by Olivia Daisy Coles
From the Little People, Big Dreams Series
32 pages
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2022
Hardcover
7.95 x 0.55 x 9.75 inches
A Dead Name That Learned How To Live
$20.00
–from SUPER-HUMAN
An honest lyric, a mighty harpoon straight from the heart, Golden’s debut full-length, A Dead Name That Learned How To Live weaves poems, family photographs, and self-portraits to share a journey of survival and living in the American south. Exploring themes of loss and legacy, nation and love language, forgiveness and fortitude, Blackness and being, Golden continually asks–What shifts within and around us when we choose to name ourselves and our kin here–our tragedy and triumphs, our human failures and feelings, our desires to be free? Releasing on their parent’s 30th wedding anniversary (August 29th, 2022) as a dedicated love letter and living archive, this debut is an awe and ode towards southern Virginia & Eastern Shore Maryland, Black family pasts, presents, and futures, to Black queer beginnings and belongings outside and within the family home.
By Golden
Published by Game Over Books, 2022
The Future is Inclusive Temporary Tattoo Set
$6.95
This temporary tattoo design is perfect for those striving for a more inclusive future! We are all human and we all deserve love & acceptance.
About the Artist
The founder of Bianca's Design Shop, Bianca Negrón (she/they), is a queer gender-fluid Latinx designer and artist. She creates inclusive pride art that provides representation and visibility for the LGBTQIA+ community. Their style is minimal yet playful and often uses lines, geometric shapes & custom typography. These elements feature rounded corners and curvy/squiggly lines with colors from various pride flags.
Temporary tattoos are safe and printed with vegetable-based ink, lasting on average 2-4 days.
Measure 3" x 1.5"
Pack includes 2 tattoos
Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride: 25 Tales of Self-Love & Community
$8.99
This collection features 25 inspiring tales of proud members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Read about how these women, girls, and nonbinary people broke down barriers, honored their identities, and lived authentically no matter what anyone else said.Find your voice with Janelle Monae. Play for equality with Billie Jean King. Protect your community with Marcia P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. And organize joyful celebrations with Dr. Lady Phyll and Molly Pinta.
With a foreword by Elena Favilli, this book pairs inspiring, easy-to-read text with colorful full-page portraits created by female and nonbinary artists from all around the world. Plus, scannable codes let you listen to longer stories on the Rebel Girls app!
By Rebel Girls with foreward by Elena Favilli
64 pages
Published by Rebel Girls, 2023
Hardcover
6.25 x 0.2 x 8.87 inches
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