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Tom Bianchi’s new book 63 E. 9th Street. NYC Polaroids 1975–1983 offers an timate wdow to the life of gay men 1970s New York

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TOM BIANCHI PHOTOGRAPHED HIS GAY PARADISE BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED FOREVER

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You see Bianchi—who, the early 70s, also worked as a lawyer New York and Washgton, DC—has spent most of his life fightg AIDS and weird heterosexual attus toward gay culture.

TOM BIANCHI'S 70S PHOTOS OF THE GAY COMMUNY FIRE ISLAND PFEATURED IMAGE IS REPRODUCED OM TOM BIANCHI: FIRE ISLAND P, POLAROIDS 1975-1983, THE EVERGREEN BOOK OF ALL GAY SUMMERTIME POLAROID BOOKS. �I TOOK MY MERA TO THE P AND STARTED MAKG PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR LIFE THERE,� BIANCHI WR. �IN THOSE DAYS, MANY OF WH P BEACH HO AND JOBS NEW YORK FELT THE NEED TO LIE ABOUT WHERE WE�D GOTTEN OUR TANS. �I WAS AT THE BEACH ON LONG ISLAND,� GAVE ABOUT 120 OF HETEROSEXUAL BEACH AS VER. THE STORY OF THE P WAS PELLG, BUT BEE SO MANY OF LIVED THE CLOSET, PHOTOGRAPHS POSED A THREAT. THEY ULD BE ED AGAST . JOBS ULD BE LOST. AND WORSE.�TOM BIANCHI: FIRE ISLAND P

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In 1970, h out of law school, Bianchi traveled to NYC, and was ved to spend a weekend at Fire Island P, where he enuntered a haven of sexy gay men.

After Bianchi’s partner died of AIDS 1988, he turned his foc to photography exclively, producg Out of the Stud, a ndid portrayal of gay timacy. "In 1970, h out of law school, Bianchi began travelg to New York and was ved to spend a weekend at Fire Island P, where he enuntered a muny of gay men. Soaked sun, sex, mararie, and reverie, Fire Island P njur a magil bygone Bianchi's partner died of AIDS 1988, he turned his foc to photography, producg Out of the Stud, a ndid portrayal of gay timacy.

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Item DetailsDcriptnTom Bianchi is an Amerin photographer and thor known for his work documentg the gay male experience, particularly durg the early years of the AIDS crisis. The books feature his photographs and provi sights to the gay male experience and the impact of AIDS on the muny.

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