Peter Hujar's 1973 photograph Candy Darling on Her Deathbed featured on artcritical
A vintage gelatin silver print by Peter Hujar titled Candy Darling on Her Deathbed from 1973 was posted on the artcritical website on November 24, 2014. The image depicts the transgender actress and Warhol superstar Candy Darling during her final days. The photograph is copyrighted to The Peter Hujar Archive LLC from 1987. Two galleries represent the work: Pace/MacGill Gallery in New York and Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco. The entry was filed under an unspecified category on the WordPress-powered platform. The post allows responses through RSS 2.0 feed or trackback functionality. The specific URL for this entry is https://artcritical.com/2014/11/24/amelia-rina-on-hujar-darling/eph_0003. The photograph captures a significant moment in both LGBTQ+ history and American portraiture.
Key facts
- Peter Hujar created Candy Darling on Her Deathbed in 1973
- The work is a vintage gelatin silver print
- Copyright belongs to The Peter Hujar Archive LLC from 1987
- Pace/MacGill Gallery in New York represents the work
- Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco also represents the work
- The image was posted on artcritical on November 24, 2014
- The post was made at 7:45 pm
- Candy Darling was a transgender actress and Warhol superstar
Entities
Artists
- Peter Hujar
- Candy Darling
Institutions
- The Peter Hujar Archive LLC
- Pace/MacGill Gallery
- Fraenkel Gallery
- artcritical
- Paul Kasmin
- WordPress
Locations
- New York
- San Francisco
- United States