It was originally stored at the San Francisco Gay Community Center before being damaged by mildew, owing to the building’s leaky roof.Īs Koskovich explains, Baker “simply chopped off the part that was ruined, threw it away, and kept the remaining piece that was still fresh and lovely looking.”
The other, which will be on display through the GLBT Historical Society for the remainder of the year, mysteriously vanished.
Of the two original Pride flags designed by Baker, one was stolen following the 1979 parade: an eight-stripe design with a square in the upper-left-hand corner containing tie-dyed stars, closely resembling the American flag.
