The 1976 publication of Peter Hujar's Portraits in Life and Death , with an introduction by Susan Sontag, "was and remains one of the most somberly beautiful and influential photography collections of its era" (Holland Cotter, senior art critic of the New York Times ). When Hujar passed away in 1987, his work was relatively unknown except for a small following. The importance and artistic mastery of Hujar's photography, its tender gravity and intimacy, became recognized and canonical only after his death. The ...
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The 1976 publication of Peter Hujar's Portraits in Life and Death , with an introduction by Susan Sontag, "was and remains one of the most somberly beautiful and influential photography collections of its era" (Holland Cotter, senior art critic of the New York Times ). When Hujar passed away in 1987, his work was relatively unknown except for a small following. The importance and artistic mastery of Hujar's photography, its tender gravity and intimacy, became recognized and canonical only after his death. The republication of this collection is composed of the original introduction by Susan Sontag and preceded by a new foreword by Benjamin Moser, with photographs presented in two sequences. A stirring ode to the flourishing downtown scene of the 1970s, this collection remains a deeply moving artifact of post-Stonewall New York City.
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Add this copy of Portraits in Life and Death to cart. $440.00, good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Da Capo Press.
Add this copy of Portraits in Life and Death to cart. $504.93, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Da Capo Press Inc.
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Very Good. New York: De Capo Press, 1976. 1st edition. Sm 4to paperback. Illustrated paper wraps. [91pp] B/W photos. Very Good book. Covers slightly toned. In polypropylene bag. (Artistic Photography, Catacombs, Portraits) Inquire if you need further information.
Add this copy of Portraits in Life and Death to cart. $637.50, very good condition, Sold by Griffin Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stamford, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Da Capo Press.
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Very Good. Size: 10x10x0; Ownership name stamped to half title page very light shelf wear. Slender large format softcover tight and otherwise unmarked. Oversized. Please email for photos.
Add this copy of Portraits in Life and Death to cart. $950.00, very good condition, Sold by Appledore Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waccabuc, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Da Capo Press.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. The 1976 true 1st edition, in its much more elusive hardback. Tight and Near Fine to Fine, with no writing or markings of any kind internally. And in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a degree of foxing and soiling along the panel edges. Still though, handsome and very presentable but the jacket has taken on some wear along the edges. Quarto, Introduction by Susan Sontag. From Paul Thek to Ray Johnson, from May Wilson to Divine, Hujar's first-rate--and increasingly influential--black-and-white portraits thruout.
Add this copy of Portraits in Life and Death to cart. $1,250.00, like new condition, Sold by modlitbooks rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Da Capo Press.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. First edition, the scarce issue in cloth and dust jacket. A fine clean tight unmarked copy in orilginal unclipped dust jacket that has a couple small chips, closed tears and dampstaining. Issued simultaneously in hardcover and softcover this hardcover edition is scarce. Hujar's only monograph published in his lifetime.