$10.00
A rare and most humorous 1976 J. Clark Henley pictorial map of San Francisco as the ‘gay’ paradise, ‘Alligator Oz’. The cartography roughly mirrors the northern top of San Francisco Peninsula, with the San Francisco Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and the Bay Bridge clearly recognizable. Most structures have been transformed into penis shaped towers, with some, such as the Transamerica Pyramid, the Palace of Fine Arts, Painted Ladies, and City Hall recognizable. Throughout, homosexual alligators, some in drag, frolic and enjoy themselves, their notably salacious thoughts on clear display. In what would be Golden Gate Park, a parade of happy alligay’tors sing,
Oh happy day, we don’t have wives who need their hair done, or children who need their stocking filled, so we can need Bill Blass, Vidal Sassoon, Elsa Peretti, and Wilkes Bashford, not to mention a complete collection of toys from Leather Forever…
This map was issued in 1976 Clark Henley (May 10, 1950 – August 20, 1988) was an American writer, model, and artist active in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the mid to late 20th century. Henley was born in San Francisco, but relocated to LA in 1979, living there until 1986, when he was diagnosed with HIV. Henley then returned to San Francisco to be with his family. He died of AIDS-related causes in San Francisco in 1988. Among his other work, Henley produced the ‘Alligator Oz’ map of San Francisco, ‘A Butch Look at America’ map, and his iconic book, The Butch Manual.
Measures 18.75 x 27.5 inches
