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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Keep Abortion Legal, The March for Women's Lives, Washington, D.C., March 9, 1986.
        Aug. 17, 2023

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Keep Abortion Legal, The March for Women's Lives, Washington, D.C., March 9, 1986.

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Keep Abortion Legal, The March for Women's Lives, Washington, D.C., March 9, 1986. Silver print on RC paper, the image measuring 187x241 mm; 7 3/8x9 1/2 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with JEB's signature, title, negative date, and the date the print was signed, in ink on verso. 1986. This vintage print was made by JEB. This woman was one of more than 100,000 who demonstrated to keep abortion and birth control legal in a march called by the American feminist organization NOW (National Organization for Women).

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Kady and Pagan, Monticello, New York.
        Aug. 17, 2023

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Kady and Pagan, Monticello, New York.

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Kady and Pagan, Monticello, New York. Silver print on RC paper, the image measuring 152x229 mm; 6x9 inches, the sheet 203x254 mm; 8x10 inches, with JEB's signature, title, negative date, and the date the print was signed in ink, and her address label with a copyright date 1979 also in ink, on verso. 1978. This vintage print was made by JEB. Kady Van Deurs was the author of The Notebooks That Emma Gave Me: The Autobiography of a Lesbian (1978) and Panhandling Papers (1989), a collection of excerpts, essays, letters, and drawings. Kady and Pagan lived together in a small cabin in the woods. A different photograph of them together appears on the cover of JEB's book, Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians, originally published in 1979 by Glad Hag Books and reissued by Anthology Editions in 2021.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Barbara Smith and Beverly Smith, Roxbury, Massachusetts.
        Aug. 17, 2023

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Barbara Smith and Beverly Smith, Roxbury, Massachusetts.

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Barbara Smith and Beverly Smith, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Silver print on RC paper, the image measuring 117x178 mm; 4 5/8x7 inches, the sheet 203x254 mm; 8x10 inches, with JEB's signature, title, negative date, and the date the print was signed, in ink on verso. 1978. This vintage print was made by JEB. Barbara Smith is a groundbreaking and lifelong Black feminist writer, activist, scholar, and organizer. As one of the original founders of the influential Black feminist Combahee River Collective, Barbara continues to be a key figure in the creation and realization of modern intersectional feminism. Beverly Smith is a Black Feminist health advocate, writer, academic, theorist and activist who is a co-author of the Combahee River Collective Statement. They are twins. Reproduced: JEB, Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians (Washington, D.C.: Glad Hag Books), p. 49 This image was included in The National Museum of African American History and Culture's documentary tribute to the liberation movement of African American women.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Urvashi Vaid and Sue Hyde of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force at DC's Gay and Lesbian Pride Parad
        Aug. 18, 2022

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Urvashi Vaid and Sue Hyde of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force at DC's Gay and Lesbian Pride Parad

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Urvashi Vaid and Sue Hyde of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force at DC's Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade. Silver print, the image measuring 177.8x212.7 mm; 7x8 3/8 inches, the sheet 254x330.2 mm; 10x13 inches, with JEB's signature, title, and dates in ink and her copyright stamp on verso. 1982; printed 1997.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Sarah Shulman and other members of the Zap Action Brigade are arrested for disrupting the US Senate heari
        Aug. 18, 2022

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Sarah Shulman and other members of the Zap Action Brigade are arrested for disrupting the US Senate heari

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Sarah Shulman and other members of the Zap Action Brigade are arrested for disrupting the US Senate hearings on an anti-abortion bill. Silver print, the image measuring 177.8x228.6 mm; 7x9 inches, the sheet 270x330.2 mm; 10 5/8x13 inches, with JEB's signature, title, and dates in ink and her copyright stamp on verso. 1981; printed 1997.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Randy and Tara.
        Aug. 18, 2022

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Randy and Tara.

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN) (1944 - ) Randy and Tara. Pigment inkjet print on cotton rag paper, the image measuring 197x279.4 mm; 7 3/4x11 inches, the sheet 279.4x355.6 mm; 11x14 inches, with JEB's signature, title, and dates in ink on verso. 1979; printed 2019.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Darquita and Denyeta.
        Aug. 19, 2021

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Darquita and Denyeta.

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Darquita and Denyeta. Silver print, the image measuring 171.5x254 mm; 6 3/4x10 inches, the sheet 279.4x355.6 mm; 11x14 inches, with JEB's signature, title, and date, in pencil, on verso. 1979.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Connie Panzarino.
        Aug. 19, 2021

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Connie Panzarino.

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Connie Panzarino. Silver print, the image measuring 254x165.1 mm; 10x6 1/2 inches, the sheet 355.6x279.4 mm; 14x11 inches, with JEB's signature, title, and date, in pencil, on verso. 1979.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Gloria and Charmaine.
        Aug. 19, 2021

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Gloria and Charmaine.

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Gloria and Charmaine. Silver print, the image measuring 174.6x260.3 mm; 6 7/8x10 1/4 inches, the sheet 279.4x355.6 mm; 11x14 inches, with JEB's signature, title, and date, in pencil, on verso. 1979.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Maria and Tracy.
        Aug. 19, 2021

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Maria and Tracy.

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Maria and Tracy. Digital print, the image measuring 247.7x381 mm; 9 3/4x15 inches, the sheet 406.4x508 mm; 16x20 inches, with JEB's signature, title, and negative date, in ink, on verso. 1979; printed later.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Audre Lorde in her home study, Staten Island, NY.
        Aug. 13, 2020

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Audre Lorde in her home study, Staten Island, NY.

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Audre Lorde in her home study, Staten Island, NY. RC print, the image measuring 139.7x203.2 mm; 5 1/2x8 inches, the sheet measuring 254x203.2 mm; 10x8 inches, with Jeb's signature, initials, title, and negative date, in ink, on verso. 1981; printed later. This photograph depicts Audre Lorde, self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, mother, poet warrior," in her home study in Staten Island where she lived from 1972-87. It was during her time living in this house that Lorde penned a number of influential works, co-founded Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, and spoke at the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Sweet Honey in the Rock at Club Madame, Washington, D.C.
        Aug. 13, 2020

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Sweet Honey in the Rock at Club Madame, Washington, D.C.

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Sweet Honey in the Rock at Club Madame, Washington, D.C. RC print, the image measuring 254x330.2 mm; 10x13 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Jeb's signature, initials, title, and negative date, in ink, on verso. 1977; printed later. This image depicts the all-women, African-American a capella group Sweet Honey in the Rock performing at Club Madame, a lesbian bar in Washington D.C. in 1977. The musical group performs songs covering topical issues, including immigration, racism, and spirituality, among others.

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Kady and Pagan in their cabin, Monticello, NY.
        Aug. 13, 2020

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Kady and Pagan in their cabin, Monticello, NY.

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Kady and Pagan in their cabin, Monticello, NY. RC print, the image measuring 139.7x177.8 mm; 5 1/2x7 inches, the sheet 215.9x279.4 mm; 8 1/2x11 inches, with Jeb's signature, initials, title, negative date, and edition noation 1/2, in ink, on verso. 1979; printed later. This portrait was the cover image of Jeb's 1979 publication, "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians,". When describing her desire to create this body of work to the "New York Times," Jeb stated "I started photographing at a time when it was almost impossible to find authentic images of lesbians. I wanted my photographs to be seen: I believed they could help build a movement for our liberation."

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      • JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Barbara Love, Ti-Grace Atkinson, and Kate Millett at The Forum on the Future, NYC.
        Aug. 13, 2020

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Barbara Love, Ti-Grace Atkinson, and Kate Millett at The Forum on the Future, NYC.

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Barbara Love, Ti-Grace Atkinson, and Kate Millett at The Forum on the Future, NYC. RC print, the image measuring 177.8x228.6 mm; 7x9 inches, the sheet measuring 203.2x254 mm; 8x10 inches, with Jeb's signature, initials, title, and negative date, in ink, on verso. 1978; printed later. "Forum on the Future" was a large feminist conference held in New York City in 1978 organized by the Foundation for the Matriarchy (co-founded by Barbara Love and Elizabeth Shanklin). Some speakers at the conference included Flo Kennedy, Ti-Grace Atkinson, and Midge Costanza.

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      • JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Group of 4 photographic works celebrating lesbians.
        Jun. 20, 2019

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Group of 4 photographic works celebrating lesbians.

        Est: $500 - $750

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Group of 4 photographic works celebrating lesbians. Various sizes; minimal wear. Vp, 1973-87.

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      • JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Sharon Deevey.
        Jun. 20, 2019

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Sharon Deevey.

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Sharon Deevey. Silver print, the image measuring 11x10 1/2 inches, 27.9x26.7 cm., the mount 17x14 inches, 43.2x35.6 cm., with Biren's signature, the notation JEB, and edition notation 1/1. 1972.

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      • JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Mabel Hampton at her desk.
        Jun. 20, 2019

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Mabel Hampton at her desk.

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Mabel Hampton at her desk. Silver print, the image measuring 7x9 7/8 inches, 17.8x25.1 cm., the sheet 11x14 inches, 27.9x35.6 cm., with Biren's signature, the notation JEB, and edition notation 1/2, in ink, and her copyright hand stamp, on verso. 1978; printed 1997.

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      • JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Partying to mark the 5th anniversary of Lammas Women's Shop on Capitol Hill.
        Jun. 20, 2019

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Partying to mark the 5th anniversary of Lammas Women's Shop on Capitol Hill.

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Partying to mark the 5th anniversary of Lammas Women's Shop on Capitol Hill. Silver print, the image measuring 9 3/4x7 inches, 24.7x25.4 cm., the sheet 13 1/4x10 inches, 33.7x25.4 cm., with Biren's signature, the notation JEB, and edition notation 1/2, in ink, and her copyright hand stamp, on verso. 1976; printed 1997.

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      • JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Charlotte Bunch with members of the Furies in the living room of one of their collective houses.
        Jun. 20, 2019

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Charlotte Bunch with members of the Furies in the living room of one of their collective houses.

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Charlotte Bunch with members of the Furies in the living room of one of their collective houses. Silver print, the image measuring 9 3/4x7 inches, 24.7x25.4 cm., the sheet 13 1/4x10 inches, 33.7x25.4 cm., with Biren's signature, the notation JEB, and edition notation 1/1, in ink, and her copyright hand stamp, on verso. 1971; printed 1997.

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      • JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Ginger and Catherine.
        Jun. 20, 2019

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Ginger and Catherine.

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - ) Ginger and Catherine. Silver print, the image measuring 11 1/2x8 1/4 inches, 29.2x21 cm., the mount 14x11 inches, 35.6x27.9 cm., with Biren's notation JEB, in ink, on mount recto, and her signature, the notation JEB, edition notation 1/1, and her studio address, in ink, on verso. 1972.

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