Bonnie Simon collection

Collection — Box: Multi-collection box

Identifier: 109-02-04

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes business records related to Get Magazine including a mission statement, buiness plan, advertising and distribution records, sample layouts, sales catalog, ephemera and digital design files. Also includes several issues of On Our Backs and Girl Friends magazines from the time when Simon served as Art Director.

Dates

2006 - 2019

Creator

Simon, Bonnie, 1958-2023 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

PPL does not claim copyright to this collection. Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Bonnie L. Simon (1958-2023) was born in Queens, NY and moved to Rhode Island in 1976. She attended Rhode Island School of Design for one year then worked in silkscreening and graphic design in San Franscisco, California. Simon worked as Art Director for On Our Backs magazine which merged with Girlfriends.

After returning to Rhode Island, she founded Get Magazine in 2006 as a free alternative publication to serve the local LGBTQ+ community. She also worked as the producer and creative director. The magazine's name came from an inside joke with her R.I. friends who often used the phrase “Get me!” as in "do you get me?". This was shortened to "Get?" and became the reason for name of the magazine.