Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Elizabeth, New Jersey,
United States
NationalityAmerican
Known forCollage, Mixed Media

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (born 1948) is an American artist who took part in the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City, which was a historic turning point in the movement for Gay liberation and LGBT rights. He is on the faculty of New York City's School of Visual Arts.[1]

Lanigan-Schmidt's artwork incorporates materials such as tinsel, foil, cellophane, saran wrap and glitter, embracing kitsch and the intentionally tacky.[2]

  1. ^ "School of Visual Arts: Our Faculty". School of Visual Art. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  2. ^ Sandler, Irving (1996), Art of the postmodern era: from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, Westview Press, p. 157, ISBN 978-0-8133-3433-2