Learn more about April Dawn Alison’s work in this intimate conversation between Susan Stryker, groundbreaking scholar of transgender history; Andrew Masullo, donor of the Alison archive; and exhibition curator Erin O’Toole.
This exhibition draws from a trove of approximately 9,200 Polaroids by April Dawn Alison, the private persona of an Oakland-based commercial photographer known to family, friends, and neighbors as Alan Schaefer (1941–2008).
The SFMOMA Audio app offers beautifully produced stories featuring personalities not often heard in museums. Dancers, musicians, poets, and TV personalities join artists and curators in giving a series of unique takes on the art and exhibitions in our galleries. Download the app today to see (and hear) art in a whole new way.