Billy Monk

South African (Johannesburg, South Africa, 1937 - 1982, Cape Town, South Africa)

The Catacombs, 21 November 1967

1967; printed 2011
photograph | gelatin silver print
On view in the museum, third floor
The Catacombs, 21 November 1967
15 in. x 10 in. (38.1 cm x 25.4 cm)
Acquired 2012
Collection SFMOMA
Accessions Committee Fund purchase
© Estate of Billy Monk
2012.119
Keywords

nightclubs, men, transvestites, hairstyles, jumpsuits, bottles, Coca Cola, eyes, murals


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