Peter Hujar: Portraits

The composed portraits of lovers, friends, and artists of New York’s Downtown milieu, often photographed in Hujar’s own loft, capture each sitter in an unrestrained moment of openness and connection.

Black and white photograph of a female figure in a hospital bed wearing a full face of makeup and arms at their sides underneath white sheet
Black and white photograph of a male figure with shaggy hair and eyes closed
Black and white photograph of a figure laying down in the middle of a forest
Black-and-white photograph of Fran Lebowitz reclining on a couch.
Black and white photograph of two figures wearing hats standing side by side in front of painted wall
Black-and-white photograph of a person with long wiry black hair and heavy jewelry and make up with one hand behind their head
Black and white photograph of a shirtless male figure seating at the base of a tree and holding a snake
Black and white photograph of a man smoking a cigar while lying down
Black-and-white photograph of an older woman in a black-and-white patterned jacket standing in front of pinned-back floral curtains
Black and white photograph of a slightly blurred male figure looking at the viewer
Black and white photograph of a male figure lounging in bed under sheets
Black-and-white photograph of a woman with long curly hair in a dark wooly shawl seated sideways with her chin on her hand
Black and white photograph of seated male figure in sunglasses and suit
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Black and white photograph of a seated dog in the artists studio

Peter Hujar: Animals
A black and white photograph of two people in a car wearing hats and masks, one leans out of the window with a cigarette in their mouth, the other peers in the same direction from the steering wheel

Peter Hujar: Night
Black and white photograph of ocean waves crashing onto the beach

Peter Hujar: Cityscapes & Landscapes
Black and white photograph of a petrified human skeleton

Peter Hujar: Catacombs