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Peter Hujar’s Archive Comes to Light

Published by MACK to accompany the exhibition the Morgan Library & Museum devotes to the photographer’s archive, Hujar: Contact gathers his 5,783 contact sheets and two job books, acquired by the institution in 2013.

May 27, 2026

Wednesday May 27, 2026

Summary

Published by MACK to accompany the exhibition the Morgan Library & Museum devotes to the photographer’s archive, Hujar: Contact gathers his 5,783 contact sheets and two job books, acquired by the institution in 2013. The material reveals an artist in perpetual negotiation with himself, far from the handful of images for which he is known today.

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