Publication detail

Was Phoebe Hearst California’s First “Fag Hag”?, přednáška v GLBT Historical Society, 4. dubna 2018, San Francisco, CA

ZIKMUND-LENDER, L.

Original Title

Type

lecture

Language

English

Original Abstract

Although Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-1919) had a successful son in California newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, he was a tough businessman like his father. Pheobe found a tender, artistic soul in painter Orrin Peck (1860-1921), who is believed to have been gay. They were so close that Peck referred to her as "my other mum." Drawing on their correspondence and on Peck's papers, art historian Ladislav Zikmund-Lender goes to the heart of the matter in this illustrated talk: Was Phoebe A. Hearst, a progressive 19th-century woman, aware of Peck's sexuality — and if so, what role did that knowledge play in her friendship with Peck? Or as the scholar rephrases the question in old-school gay slang, "Was Phoebe Hearst California's first fag hag?"

Keywords

Phoebe Apperson Hearst; Orrin Peck; art; art history; California; queer studies; queer history

Authors

ZIKMUND-LENDER, L.

Released

4. 4. 2018

Publisher

GLBT Historical Society

Location

San Francisco, CA

URL

https://www.facebook.com/events/1988500064746325/

BibTex

@misc{BUT156173,
  author="Ladislav {Jackson}",
  title="Was Phoebe Hearst California’s First “Fag Hag”?, přednáška v GLBT Historical Society, 4. dubna 2018, San Francisco, CA",
  year="2018",
  publisher="GLBT Historical Society",
  address="San Francisco, CA",
  url="https://www.facebook.com/events/1988500064746325/",
  note="lecture"
}

Responsibility: Ing. Marek Strakoš