Established by the artist’s father, Rodney Barnette, founder of the Compton, CA chapter of the Black Panther Party, The New Eagle Creek Saloon (operated by Barnette between 1990–1993) offered a safe space for the multiracial queer community who were marginalized in other social spaces throughout the city.Ī study published in 2019 by professor of sociology Greggor Mattson cites a continued decline of LGBTQ+ bars across the United States between 20, with a disparate impact on those serving female-identified people and people of color. The Kitchen, in collaboration with The Studio Museum in Harlem, presents Sadie Barnette’s The New Eagle Creek Saloon, the first East Coast institutional presentation of the artist’s installation reimagining the first Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco. To explore Sadie Barnette's Eagle Creek Saloon Zine online, click here. Regular Installation Viewing Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6pm
