Alvin Baltrop

1948–2004

Introduction

Alvin Baltrop (December 11, 1948 – February 1, 2004) was an American photographer. Baltrop's work focused on the dilapidated Hudson River piers and gay men during the 1970s and 1980s prior to the AIDS crisis.

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Roles

Artist, photographer

ULAN identifier

500474777

Names

Alvin Baltrop, Alvin J. Baltrop

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First acquired
2009

Date of birth
December 11, 1948

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artists/11695

Wikidata
Q5671325




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