There is another world Where you can do anything . . .
Be anyone . . .
The byNether Jennifer Haley October 22- November 22 at the phoenix theatre For tickets or information on
Group Rates , visit phoenixtheatre.org or call the box office at 317-635-7529
Supreme Court in June 2015. Through it all, Mark was there with his (now-digital) camera, capturing the lows and highs of history in the making. Mark states, “It could be argued that individuals of my generation have lived our lives backwards: we dealt with death and dying in our twenties, began adopting kids and raising families in our thirties and forties, and marrying in our fifties and sixties. It is only fitting that this current exhibition at the IHS representing a retrospection of thirty years of images should culminate with the struggle for marriage equality.” The IHS installation will include sixty images, a combination of both black and white and color, which represent a total of 18,000 photos and are a part of the full collection of historical photos, negatives, documents and print materials that make up the Mark A. Lee LGBT Photo Collection archived in the IHS William Henry Smith Memorial Library. The exhibit images will be installed on the fourth floor of the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, and will be representing four primary areas of historical focus: AIDS, the Bag Ladies, Indy Pride, and Marriage Equality. In addition, a tribute to five individuals who have made significant impact in the community will be profiled, including Rev. Howard Warren, Carol Trexler, Paul Chase, Steve Johnson, and Milton Lindren Jr. Finally, images representing the Transgender community will underscore the more recently developed accounting of life in Indiana. John Herbst, IHS President and CEO, engaged Mark in the conception of a three-year oral and visual history project and was excited when the IHS acquired Mark’s extensive collection. John says, “This is the first exhibit the IHS has done since we launched our LGBT collection initiative last year in 2014. The scope of the visual collection fills a lot of gaps that existed in the materials we preserve that tell Indiana’s stories, and we want to be able to tell everyone’s story. Many of the photographs are deeply moving and can help people reflect on how much things have changed for the LGBT community, as well as how far there is still to go in the establishment of equal rights.” On Thursday October 22, Mark A. Lee will be speaking more in depth about the exhibit and some of the changes he has experienced throughout the years at the Frank and Katrina Basile Auditorium in the IHS at 7:00 p.m., and a Q&A session will follow. For information about Mark A. Lee and his photography, visit his website at www.greatexposures.net, and for further exhibition information and other Indiana Historical Society programs, go to www.indianahistory.org or call (317) 232-1882.