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JOAN E. BIREN (1944 - )
Partying to mark the 5th anniversary of Lammas Women's Shop on Capitol Hill.
Silver print, the image measuring 9 3/4x7 inches, 24.7x25.4 cm., the sheet 13 1/4x10 inches, 33.7x25.4 cm., with Biren's signature, the notation JEB, and edition notation 1/2, in ink, and her copyright hand stamp, on verso. 1976; printed 1997.
Lammas Women's Shop became an important gathering place in the D.C. lesbian community. Quickly turning from a jewelry store into a book shop, Lammas offered a safe space for open discourse on the newest feminist theories of the day until its closing in 2000. From the exhibition: "Queerly Visible, 1971-1991: The Work of JEB (Joan E. Biren).
