Visitors to the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY have the opportunity to experience the exhibition Picturing Equality: The Lambda Network at Kodak on view in the museum’s Gallery Obscura community gallery now through November 8th. Using never-before-shared archival documents, newspapers & magazines, photographs, video footage & oral history interviews Picturing Equality: The Lambda Network at Kodak explores how Lambda members changed Kodak’s corporate culture & benefitted policies to be more LGBTQ inclusive.
Tamar Carroll, PhD, Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) stated, "Since 2021, the Remembering the Lambda Network at Kodak project has been documenting Lambda’s history & influence & the stories of its members. With the help of RIT student researchers, I am thrilled to bring this important & inspiring history to audiences at the Eastman Museum. We have learned so much from the Lambda members about making change & creating inclusive workplaces & are excited to share this legacy with the public." Emma Rathe, Manager of Programs & Exhibition Production & Co-Director of Gallery Obscura, George Eastman Museum concluded, "Sharing the history of the Lambda Network at Kodak through Gallery Obscura is important to the mission of the Eastman Museum & to the diverse community it serves. The archival documents featured in this exhibition reveal how relevant their messaging remains today. The museum staff deeply appreciate the effort, energy & collaboration of Tamar Carroll & the student researchers from RIT who helped bring this exhibition to our visitors." The Lambda Network at Kodak was the LGBTQ employee resource group formed at the company’s Rochester headquarters in the early 1990s when most LGBTQ workers were still closeted. Lambda’s influence extended well beyond Rochester helping position Kodak as a national leader in LGBTQ workplace equality.
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