Sam Wagstaff, the legendary curator, collector, and patron of the arts, emerges as a cultural visionary in this groundbreaking biography. Even today remembered primarily as the mentor and lover of Rob
The first definitive biography of Richard Avedon, a monumental photographer of the twentieth century, from award-winning photography critic Philip Gefter. In his acclaimed portraits, Richard Avedon
Biography on a grand cultural level,here is the long-awaited story of SamWagstaff and his indelible influenceon the world of late-twentieth-centuryart.
George Dureau, The Photographs is an album of the great photographic portraits made throughout the 40 years of Dureau''s artistic career―a New Orleans romance between the photographer and his subjects
Peter Hujar was a leading figure of the downtown New York scene of the 1970s and ’80s. He is most well-known for his portraits of New York City’s artists, musicians, writers, and performers, which fea
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Larry Sultan: Here and Home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California (November 9, 2014-March 22, 2015)"--
The legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 –1989) is rich and complicated, triggering controversy, polarizing critics, and providing inspiration for many artists who followed him. Mapplethorpe, one of th
