Hujar:Contact
MACK / Morgan Library & Museum
· 2026
· Flexicover with linen spine
Hujar:Contact is the catalogue accompanying the Morgan Library & Museum's exhibition of the same name (May 22–October 25, 2026), co-published with MACK. Drawing on the Morgan's archive of more than 5,700 contact sheets and Peter Hujar's annotated job books spanning 1954 to 1987, the volume offers an unprecedented view of Hujar's working method and creative evolution. Critical texts by curator Joel Smith establish a chronology of Hujar's contact sheets, while Olivia McCall's transcriptions and annotations of the job books illuminate previously unseen images and early iterations of his iconic portraits—including those of Susan Sontag, David Wojnarowicz, Candy Darling, and others at the heart of New York's 1970s and 1980s downtown scene. The contact sheets, many bearing Hujar's editing marks, function as intimate pictorial narratives traced across the cultural upheaval of Stonewall and AIDS. The Peter Hujar Collection at the Morgan was acquired through the Charina Endowment Fund in 2013.
Details
Publisher
MACK / Morgan Library & Museum
Archive
peterhujararchive.com
Year
2026
ISBN
9781917651479
Format
Flexicover with linen spine
Pages
364
Dimensions
29.9cm × 22.2cm
Notes
Catalogue accompanies the exhibition Hujar:Contact at the Morgan Library & Museum, curated by Joel Smith, Richard L. Menschel Curator and Department Head of Photography (May 22–October 25, 2026). Exhibition presents over 110 contact sheets and 20 enlargements drawn from the Morgan's holdings of 5,700+ Hujar contact sheets. Peter Hujar (1934–1987) began filing and numbering contact sheets at age 21 his mature independent period (1974–1987) was based in the East Village. Co-published by MACK and the Morgan.
Contributors
Editor
Joel Smith
Contributors
Joel Smith (essays), Olivia McCall (job book annotations)
