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The Resource Peter Hujar : speed of life, texts by Joel Smith, Philip Gefter, Steve Turtell, and Martha Scott Burton ; translator: Nicolee Spiller

Peter Hujar : speed of life, texts by Joel Smith, Philip Gefter, Steve Turtell, and Martha Scott Burton ; translator: Nicolee Spiller

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Summary
Peter Hujar was a leading figure of the downtown New York scene of the 1970s and '80s. He is most well-known for his portraits of New York City's artists, musicians, writers, and performers, which feature characters such as Susan Sontag, William S. Burroughs, David Wojnarowicz, and Andy Warhol, and was admired for his completely uncompromising attitude toward work and life. Hujar was a consummate technician, and his portraits of people, animals, and landscapes, with their exquisite black-and-white tonalities, were extremely influential. Underappreciated during his lifetime, Hujar is now a revered icon of the lost downtown art scene, and his photographs are held in permanent collections around the world. Over 160 photographs are gathered in Peter Hujar: Speed of Life. Published alongside a major touring exhibition, this collection presents Hujar's famous portraiture as well as his lesser-known projects
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
  • First Apeture edition.
  • First English-language edition.
Extent
246 pages
Note
Catalog of an exhibition held at Fundación MAPFRE, Barcelona, Spain, January-April 2017; Fotomuseum The Hague, Netherlands, July-October 2017; The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, January-May 2018; and Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, California, July-October 2018
Contents
  • A gorgeous mental discretion / Joel Smith
  • Peter Hugar : Éros, c'est la vie / Philip Gefter
  • Peter Hujar in New Orleans / Steve Turtell
  • Plates
  • Chronology / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton
  • Exhibitions and bibliography / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton
  • List of works
Isbn
9781597114141
Instance
Label
Peter Hujar : speed of life
Title
Peter Hujar
Title remainder
speed of life
Statement of responsibility
texts by Joel Smith, Philip Gefter, Steve Turtell, and Martha Scott Burton ; translator: Nicolee Spiller
Title variation
Speed of life
Creator
Contributor
Artist
Author
Host institution
Issuing body
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Photographer
Publisher
Translator
Subject
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Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
Peter Hujar was a leading figure of the downtown New York scene of the 1970s and '80s. He is most well-known for his portraits of New York City's artists, musicians, writers, and performers, which feature characters such as Susan Sontag, William S. Burroughs, David Wojnarowicz, and Andy Warhol, and was admired for his completely uncompromising attitude toward work and life. Hujar was a consummate technician, and his portraits of people, animals, and landscapes, with their exquisite black-and-white tonalities, were extremely influential. Underappreciated during his lifetime, Hujar is now a revered icon of the lost downtown art scene, and his photographs are held in permanent collections around the world. Over 160 photographs are gathered in Peter Hujar: Speed of Life. Published alongside a major touring exhibition, this collection presents Hujar's famous portraiture as well as his lesser-known projects
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
ERASA
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1934-1987
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Hujar, Peter
Dewey number
770
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
Index
no index present
Language note
Text in English, translated from the Spanish
LC call number
TR647
LC item number
.H842 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • catalogs
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1964-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Smith, Joel
  • Gefter, Philip
  • Turtell, Steve
  • Burton, Martha Scott
  • Spiller, Nicolee
  • Aperture Foundation
  • Fundación Mapfre
  • Fotomuseum Den Haag
  • Pierpont Morgan Library
  • Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Hujar, Peter
  • Photography, Artistic
  • Portrait photography
  • Black-and-white photography
  • Gay photographers
  • Art, American
Target audience
general
Label
Peter Hujar : speed of life, texts by Joel Smith, Philip Gefter, Steve Turtell, and Martha Scott Burton ; translator: Nicolee Spiller
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Catalog of an exhibition held at Fundación MAPFRE, Barcelona, Spain, January-April 2017; Fotomuseum The Hague, Netherlands, July-October 2017; The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, January-May 2018; and Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, California, July-October 2018
Bar code
  • 31223122271928
  • 31223122271910
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
A gorgeous mental discretion / Joel Smith -- Peter Hugar : Éros, c'est la vie / Philip Gefter -- Peter Hujar in New Orleans / Steve Turtell -- Plates -- Chronology / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton -- Exhibitions and bibliography / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton -- List of works
Dimensions
29 cm
Edition
  • First Apeture edition.
  • First English-language edition.
Extent
246 pages
Isbn
9781597114141
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2016957040
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)973402215
Label
Peter Hujar : speed of life, texts by Joel Smith, Philip Gefter, Steve Turtell, and Martha Scott Burton ; translator: Nicolee Spiller
Publication
Note
Catalog of an exhibition held at Fundación MAPFRE, Barcelona, Spain, January-April 2017; Fotomuseum The Hague, Netherlands, July-October 2017; The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, January-May 2018; and Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, California, July-October 2018
Bar code
  • 31223122271928
  • 31223122271910
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
A gorgeous mental discretion / Joel Smith -- Peter Hugar : Éros, c'est la vie / Philip Gefter -- Peter Hujar in New Orleans / Steve Turtell -- Plates -- Chronology / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton -- Exhibitions and bibliography / Joel Smith with Martha Scott Burton -- List of works
Dimensions
29 cm
Edition
  • First Apeture edition.
  • First English-language edition.
Extent
246 pages
Isbn
9781597114141
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2016957040
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)973402215

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