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Portrait of Susan Sontag

Peter Hujar, 1975

‘To collect photography is to collect the world’, Susan Sontag wrote in her bestseller On Photography (1977). This book must have been an eye-opener for many people and undoubtedly contributed to the widespread interest in photography today. It is thanks to photography that we have a better perception of the world. The Rijksmuseum collects photographs as still images, as tangible objects, historical documents or artistic expressions.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2014-47
  • Dimensionsheight 371 mm x width 375 mm, height 0 mm x width 0 mm
  • Physical characteristicspapier, fotopapier

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Susan Sontag

  • Object number

    RP-F-2014-47

Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: Peter Hujar, New York (city)

  • Dating

    1975

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    papier, fotopapier

  • Dimensions

    • height 371 mm x width 375 mm
    • height 0 mm x width 0 mm

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  • Person

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2014-07-17

  • Copyright

    erven Peter Hujar

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