Pre-Revolutionary Queer: Gay Art and Culture Before Stonewall October 24, 2008 - February 14, 2009 On June 27, 1969 a riot broke out at the Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village. For the police it was a routine raid on a gay bar, but this time the patrons decided to resist, setting off three days of protest that are now credited with launching the modern gay rights movement. "Pre-Revolutionary Queer" brings together a diverse collection of artwork, photographs, rare newsletters, magazines, and books from the Kinsey Institute archives to document the existence of a vibrant but largely underground LGBT culture in the United States and Europe prior to Stonewall rebellion. Featured artists include Paul Cadmus, George Platt Lynes, Sam Steward, Suzanne Ballivent, Jean Cocteau, Leonor Fini, Andrey Avinoff, Mike Miksche, Etienne, and Tom of Finland, as well as physique photogrphers Al Urban, Lon of New York, Bruce of LA, Bob Mizer, and Don Whitman. The Kinsey Institute Gallery is open 2 to 4 p.m. weekdays or by appointment. Admission is free. Visitors should be 18 years of age or older, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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