Peter Hujar
American, 1934-1987
Greer Lankton's Legs
INV-2662
Peter Hujar
American, 1934-19871983, printed 2019
Greer Lankton's Legs
Peter Hujar American, 1934-1987 →photographyphotograph
Date
1983, printed 2019
Medium
Pigment inkjet print
Dimensions
Image: 37.5 × 37.5 cm (14 13/16 × 14 13/16 in.); paper: 50.9 × 40.5 cm (20 1/16 × 16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Pamela Phillips Weston
Hujar’s representation of artist Greer Lankton’s legs evokes tropes of feminine glamor and imagery such as fashion photographs and pin-ups, while also recalling the fragmentation of the body Lankton effected in her sculptures.
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