Stanley Stellar (born 1945)[1] is an American photographer, living in Manhattan, who has photographed gay men in the West Village there since 1976.[2][3] His work is included in the collection of Harvard Art Museums,[4] as well as in the Artifacts at the End of a Decade portfolio, a copy of which is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.[1]
Life and work
editStellar was born in New York City, growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950s and 1960s.[5] He studied graphic design and photography at Parsons School of Design in New York City[2] then began working as art director at Art Direction, an advertising agency.[3]
In 1976, Stellar purchased a professional camera and began photographing the gay scene on the streets of Manhattan's West Village including Christopher Street, and on the Christopher Street Pier where men cruised for sex.[3]
Publications
editBooks of work by Stellar
edit- The Beauty of All Men, Photographs 1976–2011. All Saints, 2011. ISBN 9783900361044.
- Into the Light: Photographs of the NYC Gay Pride Day from the 70s Till Today. Bruno Gmuender, 2018. ISBN 978-3959852753.
Collections
editStellar's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Harvard Art Museums, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1 print (as of 5 September 2022)[4]
- Museum of Modern Art, New York: 1 photograph, part of Artifacts at the End of a Decade (as of 5 September 2022)[1][5]
Films
edit- Stanley Stellar: Here For This Reason (2019) – Short Stories (HuffPost and RYOT Films); short film written and directed by Eric Leven[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Stanley Stellar - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ a b "Bio". stellarnyc.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ a b c Rosen, Miss. "Cruising at Christopher Street Pier: New York's fabled sex playground of the 70s". I-D. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ a b "Harvard Art Museums". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ a b "Photos of the free, fun spirit of LGBTQ+ New York in the 1970s". Dazed. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "How One Man's 'Innocent Picture Snapping' Became A Massive Archive Of Gay Life In New York". HuffPost. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
External links
edit- Official website
- "Artifacts at the End of a Decade ‘Stanley Stellar’ (Dazed Digital Cut)" (4 minute video at Vimeo)
- Stellar's profile at Kapp Kapp, New York
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