Marcuse Pfeifer

Marcuse Pfeifer
Born(1936-11-04)November 4, 1936
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 83)
Kingston, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationGallerist

Marcuse "Cusie" Pfeifer (November 4, 1936 – July 17, 2020) was an American gallerist. Pfeifer was an important figure in recognition of photography as a fine art, founding member and art exhibition director of the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center in Kingston, New York, and a supporter of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.[1] She opened the Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery on Madison Avenue in 1976,[1] and later moved to 568 Broadway.[2] She helped people, including Sally Mann, Peter Hujar, and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders to launch their careers as contemporary photographers.[3] In 1978, she curated a show of male nudes, with work by Robert Maplethorpe, Lynn Davis and Peter Hujar, prompting The New York Times reviewer to call for a return to "old-fashioned prudery".[4][5]

Pfeifer died on July 17, 2020, at age 83.[3]

  1. ^ a b Beckenstein, Joyce (May 1, 2019). "In Celebration". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "[Exhibition poster for Wallace Wilson, The Tartt Gallery, Washington, DC and Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery, New York]". International Center of Photography. February 24, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "College mourns passing of Marcuse "Cusie" Pfeifer, legendary NYC gallerist and long-time supporter of the Dorsky Museum". SUNY New Paltz News. July 21, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Sachs, Danica Willard. "Peter Hujar: Love and Lust". Art Practical. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Photography View". The New York Times. June 18, 1978. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 31, 2020.