Fire Island Art : 100 Years / edited by John Dempsey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dempsey, John, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists--New York (State)--Fire Island (Island).

Artists.

Art--New York (State)--Fire Island (Island).

Art.

Sexual minorities--New York (State)--Fire Island (Island)--Art.

Sexual minorities.

Sexual minority culture--New York (State)--Fire Island (Island)--History.

Sexual minority culture.

Gay culture--New York (State)--Fire Island (Island).

Gay culture.

Fire Island (N.Y. : Island)--Art.

Fire Island (N.Y. : Island).

Fire Island (N.Y. : Island)--History.

Art, American--20th century.

Art, American.

Art, American--21st century.

LGBTQ+ culture.

LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Monacelli Press, 2026

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

"For nearly one hundred years, Fire Island has served as a haven for queer individuals from around the world. Ninety minutes away from New York City, the slender barrier island has been a source of creative innovation for its residents and visitors, which include some of the most influential artists of the past century. This book - the first of its kind - presents an art history of Fire Island, surveying the rich tapestry of visual artworks in all mediums created there since the 1930s. The story is told in fifteen chapters, each written by a leading art writer and centering on a group of friends and collaborators who drew inspiration from one another and the unique setting of the island at each juncture in its history." -- publisher's website.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1580936717

9781580936712

OCLC:

1581153892