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JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - )
Audre Lorde in her home study, Staten Island, NY.
RC print, the image measuring 139.7x203.2 mm.; 5 1/2 x8 inches, the sheet measuring 254x203.2 mm.; 10x8 inches, with Jeb's signature, initials, title, and negative date, in ink, on verso. 1981; printed later.

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This photograph depicts Audre Lorde, self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, mother, poet warrior," in her home study in Staten Island where she lived from 1972-87. It was during her time living in this house that Lorde penned a number of influential works, co-founded Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, and spoke at the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.