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JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - )
Kady and Pagan in their cabin, Monticello, NY.
RC print, the image measuring 139.7x177.8 mm.; 5 1/2 x7 inches, the sheet 215.9x279.4 mm.; 8 1/2 x11 inches, with Jeb's signature, initials, title, negative date, and edition noation 1/2, in ink, on verso. 1979; printed later.

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This portrait was the cover image of Jeb's 1979 publication, "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians,". When describing her desire to create this body of work to the "New York Times," Jeb stated "I started photographing at a time when it was almost impossible to find authentic images of lesbians. I wanted my photographs to be seen: I believed they could help build a movement for our liberation.”