By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (The Queen Rollerena and her Scepter)
n.d./2022
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
Chromogenic print (Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm), sheet
6.5 x 9.25 inches (15.875 x 23.5 cm), image
From The Center (New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center): “Rollerena Fairy Godmother came into being on the evening of Saturday, September 16, 1972 by a young man from Kentucky who put on a gown, a 1950s hat, and a straw basket and skated up and down Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. Over time, Rollerena added to her outfit: rhinestone glasses, costume jewelry, a small horn, and a magic wand to bless mortals became regular accessories to her character. She skated in gay neighborhoods, the Easter Parade, Gay Pride...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bill Costa Art