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Hugh Auchincloss Steers (June 12, 1962 – March 1, 1995) was an American painter whose work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center, and the Denver Art Museum. He died of AIDS at the age of 32. [1]
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. [1] His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". [2]
David Michael Wojnarowicz (/ ˌ v ɔɪ n ə ˈ r oʊ v ɪ tʃ / VOY-nə-ROH-vitch; [1] September 14, 1954 – July 22, 1992) was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter/recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. [2]
David Wojnarowicz was an American artist and AIDS activist who also suffered from and died of AIDS. The artist was particularly provoked by the silence of the Reagan and Bush administrations in regards to the AIDS crisis, which he saw as a result of the straight white men being the ones in charge of what the public is exposed to via the media. [14]
Gallery owner Jeffrey Deitch, who spoke with Stella's family, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. Stella’s wife, Harriet McGurk, told the New York Times that he died of lymphoma.
In fact, AIDS was the leading cause of death in men ages 25 to 44 in 1992. ... Other HIV storytellers say Zamora's life is a testament on how art can be a vessel to destigmatize the virus. But ...
Andy Warhol rose to prominence as the leading artist of the 1960s Pop art movement. [4] ... died of AIDS-related complications on February 16, 1990. [15] Analysis
Lorraine O'Grady, a one-of-a-kind conceptual artist who examined racism and sexism through a multitude of mediums, has died at age 90. The artist's groundbreaking works came after decades spent in ...