JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - ) Audre Lorde in her home

JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - )Audre Lorde in her home study, Staten Island, NY. RC print, the image measuring 139.7x203.2 mm; 5x8 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.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.