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Related Artworks from the Whitney's Collection

Explore a selection of artworks from the Whitney’s collection that relate to Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again.

  • Person in a white outfit reclines on a dark couch, resting their head on one hand.
    Person in a white outfit reclines on a dark couch, resting their head on one hand.

    Peter Hujar, Divine, 1975. Gelatin silver print, sheet (sight): 14 7/8 × 14 7/8 in. (37.8 × 37.8 cm) Image (sight): 14 11/16 × 14 3/4 in. (37.3 × 37.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection 2024.274. © The Peter Hujar Archive

  • A woman lies awake in bed surrounded by roses and white flowers.
    A woman lies awake in bed surrounded by roses and white flowers.

    Peter Hujar, Candy Darling On Her Deathbed, 1973. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.3 × 40.3 cm) Image: 14 11/16 × 14 3/4 in. (37.3 × 37.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 93.75. © The Peter Hujar Archive

  • A vintage black and white photograph of a woman with a contemplative expression, wearing a sheer fabric with floral embellishments, seated in front of a striped backdrop.
    A vintage black and white photograph of a woman with a contemplative expression, wearing a sheer fabric with floral embellishments, seated in front of a striped backdrop.

    Carl Van Vechten, (Portrait of an Actor in "Four Saints in Three Acts"), 1934. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 5/8 in. (23.8 × 16.8 cm) Image: 9 3/8 × 6 5/8 in. (23.8 × 16.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Collection of Philip Taaffe 2013.167

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    Diane Arbus, Bare-chested female impersonator backstage, alone, N.Y.C. 1960, 1960. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) Image: 8 7/8 × 5 15/16 in. (22.5 × 15.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt 2016.250

  • A naked Black man balances on one leg while looking out into the glistening light from a window in a dilapidated room
    A naked Black man balances on one leg while looking out into the glistening light from a window in a dilapidated room

    Alvin Baltrop, Untitled, 1977. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 9 × 6 7/8 in. (22.9 × 17.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 2009.31. Photographs used courtesy of The Alvin Baltrop Trust, © 2010, The Alvin Baltrop Trust and Galerie Buchholz. All rights reserved.

  • Woman in a flowing dress spins with a long braid flying as others watch and dance.
    Woman in a flowing dress spins with a long braid flying as others watch and dance.

    Larry Fink, Studio 54, NYC, 1977, printed 1983. Gelatin silver print mounted on fiber board, mount: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm) Image: 13 13/16 × 14 1/16 in. (35.1 × 35.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Juliette Singer and Ian Spinks, Lauren Singer, and Sally and Stuart Singer 93.115.70

  • A framed photograph on a wall depicting a person with a mustache and short curly hair, dressed in a black blazer, posing with one arm crossed over their chest and the other resting on it. To the right of the photograph is a white card with typewritten text and a signature, explaining the concept of "posturing" in drag to express the fluidity of gender roles.
    A framed photograph on a wall depicting a person with a mustache and short curly hair, dressed in a black blazer, posing with one arm crossed over their chest and the other resting on it. To the right of the photograph is a white card with typewritten text and a signature, explaining the concept of "posturing" in drag to express the fluidity of gender roles.

    Martha Wilson, Posturing: Drag, 1972/1996. Chromogenic print in vintage frame (a); typewriter ink and pen and ink on card (b), see individual components. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the John I. H. Baur Purchase Fund 2016.49a-b. © Martha Wilson

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