Avery Willard photographs 1919-1993 1940-1970

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Avery Willard photographs 1919-1993 1940-1970

The collection documents the photography career of Avery Willard, photographer, filmmaker, actor, publisher, and gay rights activist.

34 linear feet; 76 boxes

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SNAC Resource ID: 6317986

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Avery Willard (1921-1999) was a gay photographer and filmmaker. From the guide to the Avery Willard Films, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Photographer, filmmaker, publisher, performer, and gay activist, Avery Willard was born Avery Willard Parsons, Jr.in Marion, Virginia on May 16, 1921. WIllard, who, as a child, collected autographs and photographs of film stars, came to New York after World War II, where he began ...

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