STONEWALL RIOTS 1969 #3 - Watercolor & ink on vintage newsprint (“The Advocate Magazine” 1969 - 1974) on board, 200 x 140 cm / 6.5 x 4.6 feet, 2020
In this 4-part work, Rinaldo Hopf monumentally features the gay activist and drag queen Marsha P. Johnson, a prominent figure of the Stonewall Riots in 1969. Her glowing eyes and radiant smile reflect the irresistible power of love, emphasized by the colorful and exuberant flower crown. Her self-assurance is continued by a quasi-revolutionary hypermasculine flag-bearing companion, whose virile strength and sexual energy are palpable. The vintage newspaper background from The Advocate magazine, founded two years earlier, stresses the significance of the moment. The extremely engaging work commemorates the positive march of history for gay rights, a movement resting on persuasion, charm, and courage – three qualities beautifully united in the artist’s rendering

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