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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.279
People
Peter Hujar, American (Trenton, NJ 1934 - 1987 New York, NY)
Title
Night, Downtown
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1976, printed later
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337916

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pigmented ink print
Technique
Pigment print
Dimensions
37.5 x 37.5 cm (14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
sheet: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Verso, bottom center, in graphite: NIGHT, DOWNTOWN [over] 1976
  • 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 5452 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
2011.279
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Analog Culture

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