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Commemorative

Object number2020.62.3

Datec. 2009

MediumWood; Paint; Ink; Lipstick

Credit LineGift of Delta Foundation

DescriptionSquare plywood wall panel. Front is painted white and covered in handwritten inscriptions and drawings in purple and black ink; also has three pink lipstick lip marks. Reverse is bare plywood. One hole in each top corner.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 48 × 48 × 0.25 in. (121.9 × 121.9 × 0.6 cm)
InscriptionsFront is painted white and covered in handwritten inscriptions in purple and black ink.
Examples of inscriptions include:
"DAVID SHIELDS / -Anyone Remember / "Body-Body Boys / [heart]"" in top left corner;
" "DOWNTOWN - WHERE ALL THE LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT..." " in top right corner;
"Jessica / (Been coming / here since I / was 18!) / PS Made / many friends / & memories" in bottom left corner; and
"Pegasus gave me / great friends and / made my great friends / even better. Thank you for / everything / -Dane" in bottom right corner.
Historical NotesAutographed wall panel from the basement of the Pegasus Night Club Lounge signed by clientele before the bars closing. Opening on 818 Liberty Avenue in June of 1980 Pegasus Night Club closed its doors on December 6, 2009 and relocated to The Eagle bar on the North Side. Pegasus was owned by Scott Noxon at the times of its closing, he also owned The Eagle. Noxon, like many young queer people in Pittsburgh, had grown up going to Pegasus before he bought it in 2005. Pegasus was one of the first dance clubs catering to the queer community in Pittsburgh. Noxon’s decision to close at the downtown location was due in part to the cost of rent and less clientele due to a wider acceptance of queer people in society and the regions dwindling population and poor economy. Pegasus existed for a few more years at the Eagle location until Noxon closed both in 2012.

Related institution Pegasus Night Club Lounge (1980 - 2009)

Related institution Eagle

Related person Scott Noxon

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