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Anita Bryant Look-Alike Contest

Item No. 2: 375"x5.25"

b/w offset printed post card

Robert Opel - Post Card

The Boarding House

2 PM, May 29, 1978

 

In addition to featuring artists' work at Fey Way, Robert Opel also produced art events at other San Francisco venues like the Boarding House. Biron received this post card from Robert Opel in the Spring of 1978.  ANITA BRYANT'S homophobic crusade particularly enraged Gays in California since we were already fighting Against State PROPOSITION No. 6 that would have barred gays from teaching in public schools if it had passed in the November 1978 California elections. Fortunately, it failed miserably at the polls as did Anita Bryant's anti-gay crusade.

 

BIRON worked with the 'No on 6' campaign in the summer & fall of 1978 and was in charge of distributing these fund-raising buttons to all the SOMA gay bars.

 

 

Robert Opel presents
William Moritz with
The Midas Wells Show

      

Item No. 3: 3.75"x4.5" b/w photocopy on colored paper, artist unknown

Gay Community Center Event

8:30 PM. June 2 , 1979

 

This event was produced at the the Gay Community Center at 330 Grove Street which soon would be demolished to build a parking structure leaving the Gay community without a center for more than 20 years.

 

William Moritz taught in the film and video faculty at the California Institute of the Arts. The author of numerous articles on abstract film, he made over 30 short films and videos. Moritz died on March 12, 2004, at Mokelumne Hill, CA after a long battle with cancer. 

 

Biron's hand numbered ticket for the performance. Collage photocopy featuring a bearded Robert Opel in drag with tits, evening gloves and military officer's dress cap.

 

 

Robert Opel's last

Christmas card

 

Fey-Way Studios

December 1978

 

Offset printed pen and ink and hand-colored drawing of Santa with heart tattoo inscribed 'Prancer.'

 

 

 

Unsigned drawing, artist unknown.