Robert Opel's Fey-Way Studios
1287 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA USA
March 1978 - July 1979

For larger images, click on small images below

Item No. 1: 5"x7" b/w - printed on white paper
Etienne and A. Jay
 
Fey-Way joint exhibition
May 27-June 9 , 1978
 
Flyer with pen and ink drawing by Etienne, the foremost homoerotic gay illustrator along with Tom of Finland.  Dom "Etienne" Orejudos died of AIDS on September 24, 1991.
 
A. Jay (Allen J. Shapiro, 1932-1987) was a popular illustrator and cartoonist from the 1960's to the late '80s. Art editor of the original "Drummer" magazine, he created the "Harry Chess" cartoon strip.
 

 

Item No. 4: 8.5"x13" b/w - printed on colored paper
Bill Bowers and
Douglas Farmer
 
Fey-Way joint exhibition
July 8-22 , 1978
 
Notice showing pencil and ink drawing titled: 'Finger Licking' by Douglas Farmer.
 
One of Gay photographer Bill Bowers' first exhibitions. In Oct. 1998, Bowers had a 20 year retrospective at San Francisco's LONE STAR bar and in Nov. 2006 remains a productive artist with a SF Live Art Gallery exhibition of his photos, wearable art and wall hangings.
For more of Bill's work, see his QAR gallery.

 

Item No. 5: "x7.75" b/w - printed on glossy white paper
Bill Bowers and
Douglas Farmer
 
Fey-Way joint exhibition
July 8-22 , 1978
 
Advertisement on the folded back of INTRODUCTIONS 78 poster with ink drawing, dated 1974, by Douglas Farmer. Fey Way Studios is listed as one of the participating art galleries of INTRODUCTIONS 78 -- a precursor of San Francisco's annual Open Studios.
 
In May 2002, Wendy Mukluk, a photographer who exhibited at Harvey Milk's Castro Street camera store in August 1974, informed me that Douglas Farmer had died of unknown cause several years ago.
 
Highly recommended viewing are Wendy Mukluk's photos on her 'memorial to dead friends' page @ http://www.wendymukluk.com/mukluk/mem.html 

For Philip Vincent's interview with Biron dealing with Opel, Mapplethorpe and Dreva, click here.
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