A passion to preserve : gay men as keepers of culture / Will Fellows.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fellows, Will, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay men--United States--Biography.

Gay men.

Cultural property--Protection--United States.

Cultural property.

Cultural property--Protection.

United States.

Genre:

Biography.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 288 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2004]

Summary:

From large cities to rural communities, gay men have long been impassioned pioneers as keepers of culture: rescuing and restoring decrepit buildings, revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, saving artifacts and documents of historical significance. This penchant to preserve, though widely observed, is typically ignored or dismissed as a stereotypical gay cliché, even by many gay men themselves. This book explores this authentic and complex dimension of gay men's lives by profiling early and contemporary preservationists from throughout the United States, including oral histories collected by Fellows. This eye-opening book illuminates neglected facets of what it means to be gay and highlights contributions to the larger culture that gays are exceptionally inclined to make.--From publisher description.

Contents:

Charlotte and me : preservation-minded from childhood

In search of gay preservationists

What these gay men's lives reveal

pt. 1: Saving old New England. Mark Doty ; Don Leavitt ; Mark Sammons

pt. 2: Design-minded in the Mid-Atlantic States. Ken Lustbader ; James Nocito ; Dwight Young ; Greg Kinsman

pt. 3: To the rescue in the Atlantic South. Allan Gurganus ; Myrick Howard ; John Anders ; Robert Barker ; Cranford Sutton

pt. 4: Domophiles out West. Jay Yost ; Ken Miller ; Gilbert Millikan and David Richards ; Richard Jost and Charles Fuchs

pt. 5: California conservative. Richard Reutlinger ; Gerry Takano ; Jeffrey Samudio ; Jim Wilke

pt. 6: Generations of gentlemen keep Cooksville, Wisconsin. William Wartmann ; Al Garland ; Larry Reed

pt. 7: Singular preservationists in the Midwest. Dana Duppler ; Joe Johnson and Ron Markwell ; Robert Seger

pt. 8: Cherishing old New Orleans and Louisiana. Curt Greska ; Lloyd Sensat ; Randy Plaisance

Toward a larger view of gay men.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fellows, Will. Passion to preserve.

ISBN:

0299196801

9780299196806

OCLC:

53084053

Online:

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