Bill Sowell photographed by Denise Lisa for Nexus Magazine
A black and white photo taken from a ground up angle of a group of people playing volleyball on a lawn in Balboa Park on the West Mesa. There is a white man (Bill Sowell) sitting in the foreground on the grass in front of the volleyball court. He is smiling and looking off to the right and is wearing a white muscle tank top and short athletic shorts. There are seven people in the background on the volleyball court.
Publication date: 7 September 2022
File metadata
Metadata Object Description - Record Information
Record Identifier:
P557.016.m.r
Record Origin:
Photoshoot for Nexus Magazine, November 1983 Issue.
Record Creation Date:
2021-06-29
Description Standard:
MODS
Metadata Object Description
Title:
Bill Sowell photographed by Denise Lisa for Nexus Magazine
Name:
Denise Lisa
Role:
Photographer
Type of Resource:
Digital photograph
Date Created:
1983
Date Accumulated:
2019-10-23
Extent and Media:
1200 x 731 pixels
Physical Form:
Film negative
Conditions Governing Access:
Open for research
Conditions Governing Reproduction:
© Nexus Magazine 1983. Lambda Archives of San Diego does not hold copyright to this item. It is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this item from the owner of copyright.
Scope and Content:
Denise Lisa photographed Bill Sowell and other members of the Balboa Volleyball Association for Nexus Magazine in 1983.
Location of Originals:
Lambda Archives of San Diego
Alternative Form Available:
TIFF available upon request (info@lambdaarchives.org)
Material referenced:
L2019.15 Denise Lisa
Referencing material:
P557
Metadata Object Description - Notes
Biography or History:
Denise Lisa was a local photographer for San Diego Pride, The Gayzette Magazine and Nexus Magazine. Nexus had a very short run of 7 issues, released from October 1983 to April 1984. Most of the photos and negatives are related to Nexus articles.
Acquisition Information:
Donated to Lambda Archives by Denise Lisa in October 2019.
Bibliography:
Francis, W. (1983, November). Thanksgiving tournament marks a new beginning for Bill Sowell. Nexus Magazine, 1(2), 6–7.
Other descriptive data:
LGBTQ sports; Volleyball; Balboa Park (San Diego); Bill Sowell; Balboa Volleyball Association; Nexus Magazine; North American Gay Volleyball Association