© Estate of Peter Hujar
Currently not on view
Jackie Curtis and Lance Loud,
1975, printed ca. 1975-87
Peter Hujar, 1934–1987; born Trenton, NJ; died New York, NY
2001-277
Hujar’s black-and-white portraits provide intimate glimpses of the New York cultural scene in the 1970s and 1980s. In pictures such as these, Hujar created a moving document of a community of queer artists. Eichelberger was a theatrical actor who often embodied iconic, historical women in his solo performances. Curtis, a provocative performer and Warhol Superstar who appeared in Warhol’s films, is shown here with then-husband Lance Loud, a television personality and member of the downtown rock band The Mumps. Both Eichelberger’s and Curtis’s work challenged the performance of gender, or, as Curtis explained, "I am not a boy, not a girl. I am not gay, not straight. I’m not a drag queen, not a transsexual . . . I’m just me, Jackie."
Information
Title
Jackie Curtis and Lance Loud
Dates
1975, printed ca. 1975-87
Maker
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 37.3 x 37.5 cm (14 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
sheet: 50.7 x 40.5 cm (19 15/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stephen Koch
Object Number
2001-277
Place Made
North America, United States, New York
Inscription
Inscribed in pencil in unknown hand, verso upper right corner: 23
Inscribed in pencil, verso center: Jackie Curtis and Lance Loud/ 1975
Stamped in ink, verso lower left corner: THE ESTATE OF PETER HUJAR/ STEPHEN KOCH, EXECUTOR/ PRINTED BY THE ARTIST
Stamped in ink, verso lower center: COPYRIGHT 1987 [inscribed in pencil]/ THE ESTATE OF PETER HUJAR/ NOT TO BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM/ WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM/ THE ESTATE
Stamped in ink, verso lower right corner: FROM THE ESTATE# / 639-2-7 / EPH468-A-1 [inscribed in pencil in unknown hand]/ Stephen Koch [signed in pencil]
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