Alvin Baltrop

Alvin Baltrop
Born(1948-12-11)December 11, 1948[1]
The Bronx, New York City[1]
Died(2004-02-01)February 1, 2004 (aged 55)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationSchool of Visual Arts
Known forPhotography

Alvin Baltrop (December 11, 1948 – February 1, 2004) was an American photographer.[2] Baltrop's work focused on the dilapidated Hudson River piers and gay men during the 1970s and 1980s prior to the AIDS crisis.[3]

  1. ^ a b The Bronx Museum of the Arts: The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop
  2. ^ "Down and Out on the West Side Piers". Aperture. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  3. ^ Swanson, Carl (18 November 2015). "Manhattan's West Side Piers, When They Were Naked and Gay". New York. Retrieved 28 January 2017.