Gran Fury collection, 1987-1995.

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Creator

Gran Fury (Artists' collective)

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• 1.25 linear feet (4 boxes, 9 oversize folders, 9 oversize items).

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Original art available only by permission of the Curator of Manuscripts.

Scope/Contents Note

The Gran Fury collection, 1987-1995, contains examples of Gran Fury's artwork in the form of posters, stickers, fliers, printed ads, billboards and bus signs, as well as photograph and slide reproductions. Also present are a small amount of correspondence, textual accompaniments forartwork, copies of publications in which Gran Fury's work appeared, a sound recording of a Gran Fury press conference, and a videotaped interview with three group members. The collection documents the activities of an artists' collective significant to the history of AIDS activism, primarily focusing on the artwork produced rather than on the running of the organization.

Biographical/Historical Note

Gran Fury was an artists' collective devoted to AIDS activism through agitprop art. Gran Fury drew its membership from the ranks of ACT UP/NY (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York). It was named after the Plymouth automobile favored by the New York City Police Department.

Controlled Access Terms

• AIDS (Disease) -- Political aspects.
• AIDS (Disease) -- Posters.
• AIDS activists.
• AIDS (Disease) and the arts.
• Artists -- Political activity.
• Gay activists.
• Gay rights.
• Lesbian activists.
• Fliers (printed matter).
• Photographs.
• Posters.
• Slides (photographs).
• Sound recordings.
• Video recordings.