2011.271: Butch and Buster

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.271

People

Peter Hujar, American (Trenton, NJ 1934 - 1987 New York, NY)

Title

Butch and Buster

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

1978, printed later

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/337908

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Pigmented ink print

Technique

Pigment print

Dimensions

37.4 x 37.3 cm (14 3/4 x 14 11/16 in.)
sheet: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: Verso, bottom center, in graphite: BUTCH & BUSTER [over] 1978
• inscription: Verso, b.l., in graphite: Stephen Koch
• stamp: Verso, bottom center, in blue ink: The Peter Hujar Archive LLC [over] Printed by Gary Schneider [over] From the original negative [over] All rights reserved
• inscription: Verso, b.r., in graphite: Proof 1/2 [over] Gary Schneider [over] EPH 5617 GSP

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

The Peter Hujar Archive, 2009-2010, to; [Gary Schneider and John Erdman, New York] (2009/2010-2011), gift/sale; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. Note: Printed in collaboration with the artist or the artist's estate and retained by Schneider/Erdman per agreement.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Schneider/Erdman Printer's Proof Collection, partial gift, and partial purchase through the Margaret Fisher Fund

Copyright

© The Peter Hujar Archive LLC / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2011.271

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• Analog Culture

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