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Triumph

A work made of gelatin silver print.
© The Peter Hujar Archive.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1976

Artist:

Peter Hujar
American, 1934–1987

About this artwork

An independent and a misfit, Peter Hujar was a central figure in New York City’s East Village art scene during the 1970s and 1980s. He was a resolute formalist operating in the bohemian circle of Andy Warhol and became best known for portraits of drag queens and cultural personalities like theorist Susan Sontag and artist David Wojnarowicz. Beyond portraits Hujar captured velvety nocturnes of New York in photographs of derelict buildings, cobblestoned intersections, parking lots, and empty alleys, all composed as if the viewer is lurking in the shadows. Triumph, for example, was likely shot from a threshold, a semiprivate urban space hinting at anonymity, quiet observation, and erotic possibilities.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Peter Hujar

Title

Triumph

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1976

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 37.1 × 37.3 cm (14 5/8 × 14 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 40.4 cm (19 15/16 × 15 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Photographic Society Fund

Reference Number

2009.116

Copyright

© The Peter Hujar Archive.

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