Robert Giard dedicated his photography career to documenting the LGBTQ literary community, believing in the importance of capturing and sharing their stories. His 1997 book, "Particular Voices," features portraits of more than six hundred authors, showcasing a rich tapestry of the gay experience. Growing up in a working-class family in Hartford, Connecticut, Giard's introduction to literature by a senior classmate profoundly influenced his life. His work has been compared to notable photographers like August Sander, particularly resonating as a vital tribute to the cultural legacy of Gay Lib Lit.
Giard's archival impulse has been compared to such singularly focussed photographic compilers as August Sander and Mike Disfarmer, but, in a eulogy written after Giard's untimely death, ... Allan Gurganus aptly dubbed him 'Our Nadar': 'Just as the great Nadar gathered the faces of each nineteenth-century artist or actor we might ever hope to see, Giard preserved the legs, tattoos, and laugh lines of Gay Lib Lit for future centuries.'
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