Gilbert Baker (artist) - Wikipedia
WEBGilbert Baker (June 2, 1951 – March 31, 2017) was an American artist, designer, activist, and vexillographer, best known as the creator of the rainbow flag.
The home of Rainbow Flag creator Gilbert Baker and the memoir …
WEBWorld-famous political activist, designer and flag-maker Gilbert Baker (1951-2017) created the Rainbow Flag in 1978. Over the next four decades, his creation would become embraced across the world as the universal symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement.
Biography - Gilbert Baker
WEBWorld-famous political activist, designer and flag-maker Gilbert Baker (1951-2017) created the Rainbow Flag in 1978. Over the next four decades, his creation would become embraced across the world as the universal symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement.
Gilbert Baker - Early Life, Harvey Milk & Rainbow Pride Flag - Biography
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Self-described as the “gay Betsy Ross,” Gilbert Baker was an American artist, LGBTQ rights activist and the creator of the rainbow flag. A skilled vexillographer (flag maker), his work spanned...
A colorful history of the rainbow flag - CNN
WEBJun 7, 2019 · The original rainbow flag, with eight colors instead of today’s six, was designed by American artist Gilbert Baker and first flew in San Francisco in 1978.
Rainbow Flag — GLBT Historical Society
WEBDisplaying the original design’s eight colored stripes, it was created by Gilbert Baker and hand-stitched and dyed with the help of volunteers and friends, including Lynn Segerblom (Faerie Argyle Rainbow), James McNamara, Glenne …
Gilbert Baker - U.S. National Park Service
WEBBaker went on to design and create the first Rainbow Pride Flag for San Francisco Gay Freedom Day. The activism and art of Gilbert Baker helped unify a community in the bay area and beyond. Gilbert Baker was born on June 2nd, 1951 in Kansas.
Meet Gilbert Baker, the Man Who Invented the Gay Pride Rainbow Flag
WEBJun 26, 2012 · June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender pride month, and the rainbow flag — that iconic symbol for gay pride — is flying from Athens to San Francisco to Brazil. Enter artist Gilbert...
Gilbert Baker & the Rainbow Flag — Making Queer History
WEBJun 26, 2022 · Baker, an openly gay man and a drag queen, was a creative and an activist for many causes, but he is most known for having designed the rainbow pride flag.
#Pride50: Gilbert Baker — Creator of the rainbow pride flag - NBC News
WEBGilbert Baker is the seamster responsible for creating the most enduring symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement: the rainbow pride flag.