Tenderloin Museum presents Legends of San Francisco, an exhibition of photos and florals celebrating the local drag queen elders featured in Legends of Drag, a photography book and archive of living drag history that "give the girls their flowers."
Legends of Drag is an archive of living drag history, featuring portraits and stories from drag queen elders in cities across the country. Artists Harry James Hanson, Devin Antheus, and Deb Leal began the project in the spring of 2018. It has grown to include 81 queens in 16 cities. Those portraits were published as Legends of Drag: Queens of A Certain Age in May 2022, from Abrams Books. Legends of San Francisco spotlights our local models, in the city where it all began.
The photographs are shot on location and styled with extravagant floral designs. The inclusion of floral elements both highlights the queens' uniqueness, and alludes to the ephemeral nature of drag itself. Each portrait session is a collaboration between artists and model, jointly selecting the location, styling, and blooms. By transporting the queens from nightlife to daytime, we position each model as a fixture within her community. Mixing sunlight and artificial light is intentionally harsh, yet unapologetically glamorous. Hanson and Antheus' digital portraits deify each of their subjects, while Leal's analog film adds more context for this magical world. The resulting body of work is simultaneously formal, conceptual, and surreal.
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Legends of Drag is an archive of living drag history, featuring portraits and stories from drag queen elders in cities across the country. Artists Harry James Hanson, Devin Antheus, and Deb Leal began the project in the spring of 2018. It has grown to include 81 queens in 16 cities. Those portraits were published as Legends of Drag: Queens of A Certain Age in May 2022, from Abrams Books. Legends of San Francisco spotlights our local models, in the city where it all began.
The photographs are shot on location and styled with extravagant floral designs. The inclusion of floral elements both highlights the queens' uniqueness, and alludes to the ephemeral nature of drag itself. Each portrait session is a collaboration between artists and model, jointly selecting the location, styling, and blooms. By transporting the queens from nightlife to daytime, we position each model as a fixture within her community. Mixing sunlight and artificial light is intentionally harsh, yet unapologetically glamorous. Hanson and Antheus' digital portraits deify each of their subjects, while Leal's analog film adds more context for this magical world. The resulting body of work is simultaneously formal, conceptual, and surreal.
Tenderloin Museum presents Legends of San Francisco, an exhibition of photos and florals celebrating the local drag queen elders featured in Legends of Drag, a photography book and archive of living drag history that "give the girls their flowers."
Legends of Drag is an archive of living drag history, featuring portraits and stories from drag queen elders in cities across the country. Artists Harry James Hanson, Devin Antheus, and Deb Leal began the project in the spring of 2018. It has grown to include 81 queens in 16 cities. Those portraits were published as Legends of Drag: Queens of A Certain Age in May 2022, from Abrams Books. Legends of San Francisco spotlights our local models, in the city where it all began.
The photographs are shot on location and styled with extravagant floral designs. The inclusion of floral elements both highlights the queens' uniqueness, and alludes to the ephemeral nature of drag itself. Each portrait session is a collaboration between artists and model, jointly selecting the location, styling, and blooms. By transporting the queens from nightlife to daytime, we position each model as a fixture within her community. Mixing sunlight and artificial light is intentionally harsh, yet unapologetically glamorous. Hanson and Antheus' digital portraits deify each of their subjects, while Leal's analog film adds more context for this magical world. The resulting body of work is simultaneously formal, conceptual, and surreal.
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Legends of Drag is an archive of living drag history, featuring portraits and stories from drag queen elders in cities across the country. Artists Harry James Hanson, Devin Antheus, and Deb Leal began the project in the spring of 2018. It has grown to include 81 queens in 16 cities. Those portraits were published as Legends of Drag: Queens of A Certain Age in May 2022, from Abrams Books. Legends of San Francisco spotlights our local models, in the city where it all began.
The photographs are shot on location and styled with extravagant floral designs. The inclusion of floral elements both highlights the queens' uniqueness, and alludes to the ephemeral nature of drag itself. Each portrait session is a collaboration between artists and model, jointly selecting the location, styling, and blooms. By transporting the queens from nightlife to daytime, we position each model as a fixture within her community. Mixing sunlight and artificial light is intentionally harsh, yet unapologetically glamorous. Hanson and Antheus' digital portraits deify each of their subjects, while Leal's analog film adds more context for this magical world. The resulting body of work is simultaneously formal, conceptual, and surreal.
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