Original New York Times Cover

50 Years of Pride: A project by Juan Carlos Pagan

Originally commissioned by The New York Times, The 50 Years of Pride cover marks a seminal moment in the gay community, 50 years since The Stone Wall Inn Riots. The riot poured out onto Christopher Street where the pride colors now intersect with the street crosswalk lines. This is where I drew the inspiration for the artwork. I will be donating 10% of the sale of this NFT to the LGBT Center.

Jun 4, 2021 Artist Profiles / Artist Statements

SuperRare

3 years ago

Since Pride month is upon us. I’ve decided that my genesis release on SuperRare will be a piece in support of the LGBTQ community. Originally commissioned by The New York Times, the 50 Years of Pride cover marks a seminal moment in the gay community, The Stone Wall Inn riots. Half-century ago, the police and patrons clashed at a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village NYC. That clash helped spark a movement that continues to this day. The riot poured out onto Christopher Street where the pride colors now intersect with the street crosswalk lines. This is where I drew the inspiration for the artwork. I will now turn this cover into an NFT so this story can live in the Metaverse eternally.

I will be donating 10% of the sale of this NFT to the LGBT Center in NYC:

50 years of Pride

Original New York Times Cover

Christopher Street where the pride colors now intersect with the street crosswalk lines became the primary source of inspiration on how I drew 50.

I used an isometric grid to create typographic forms that had dimension. The 50 was drawn in such a way where I could tuck the ‘5’ closer to the ‘0’. Reinforcing the idea of coming together.