From the mid-’50s, the New York–based photographer captured his subjects in images of enduring gravitas. In this in-depth retrospective, 160 of his photographs—from his early magazine work to his chronicles of 1970s downtown culture—lay bare his intimate observations and sympathetic eye.
Peter Hujar, “Candy Darling on her Deathbed” (1973). Collection of Ronay and Richard Menschel.
© Peter Hujar Archive, LLC, courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.