- Photograph by
- Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, 1950 - 2020
- Subject of
- Beam, Joseph F., American, 1954 - 1988
- National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- reversal film and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
- Description
- A color photographic slide depicting activist and writer, Joseph Beam, at the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays Conference in St. Louis. Beam is pictured sitting with his right arm folded across his chest and his left hand supporting his head. Only his head and torso are visible; he wears a red shirt and blue suspenders. On his right arm, which supports his head, he wears a yellow, white, green, black and red pattered armband. The front of the gray slide encasement is stamped with [DEC 85 W5].
- Place depicted
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
- Classification
- Archival Collections
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- color slides
- Topic
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
- Object number
- TA2019.38.1.1.1.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ron Simmons
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




