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Here is the long-awaited story of Sam Wagstaff and his indelible influence on the world of late-twentieth-century art.

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"His [Wagstaff's] role in establishing photography as a major art form is given its due here." -- Apollo Magazine
"...Philip Gefter tells the fascinating story of art curator and collector Sam Wagstaff, who helped create a market boom when he turned his eye to photography in the 1970s." -- Popular Photography
"Gefter is very good on New York's gay milieu and his book is full of racy details." -- The Independent
"...striking, sexy biography of a charismatic man in the best and worst of times." -- The Times
"...this excellent and overdue biography..." -- The Telegraph
"Gefter offers a captivating tribute to a man who certainly transformed the fate of photography." -- artlyst.com

Wagstaff Before and After Mapplethorpe A

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 06/02/2015
      ISBN13: 9780871404374, 978-0871404374
      ISBN10: 0871404370
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Here is the long-awaited story of Sam Wagstaff and his indelible influence on the world of late-twentieth-century art.

      Trade Review
      "His [Wagstaff's] role in establishing photography as a major art form is given its due here." -- Apollo Magazine
      "...Philip Gefter tells the fascinating story of art curator and collector Sam Wagstaff, who helped create a market boom when he turned his eye to photography in the 1970s." -- Popular Photography
      "Gefter is very good on New York's gay milieu and his book is full of racy details." -- The Independent
      "...striking, sexy biography of a charismatic man in the best and worst of times." -- The Times
      "...this excellent and overdue biography..." -- The Telegraph
      "Gefter offers a captivating tribute to a man who certainly transformed the fate of photography." -- artlyst.com

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