Peter Hujar: Photographs 1956-1958

Peter Hujar: Photographs 1956-1958 at Matthew Marks Gallery. "...The photographs come from four different series, each taken in a different location: New York City; Key West, FL; Southbury, CT; and Florence, Italy. A number of themes that remain constant in his work throughout his life are first seen here. His first landscapes, empty city streets, portraits of animals, and most importantly his empathetic depiction of children. In Southbury and in Florence, Hujar spent time in homes for developmentally disabled children. The photographs he made there show a unique sensibility and are recognized as his first mature pictures. They predate by at least a decade other well-known photographers who used similar subject matter in their work."