Peter Hujar

Peter Hujar
Self-Portrait Standing (1980), book cover for Love & Lust
BornOctober 11, 1934
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 1987(1987-11-26) (aged 53)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeGate of Heaven Cemetery
Known forBlack & white portrait photography
Websitepeterhujararchive.com

Peter Hujar (/ˈhuːdʒɑːr/;[1] October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) was an American photographer best known for his black-and-white portraits.[2][3][4][5] Hujar's work received only marginal public recognition during his lifetime,[5] but he has since been recognized as a major American photographer of the 1970s and 80s.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Say How: H". National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cotter, Holland (February 8, 2018). "He Made Them Glow: A Maverick's Portraits Live On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Schjeldahl, Peter (January 29, 2018). "The Bohemian Rhapsody of Peter Hujar". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Symonds, Alexandria (February 2, 2016). "The Most Exacting Photographer in Downtown '70s New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Bowcock, Simon (October 14, 2016). "Peter Hujar: The Photographer Who Defined Downtown New York". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 15, 2019.