What is Punk Art? group show with Robert Mapplethorpe, Diego Cortez, Ruth Marten, John Holmstrom, SVA, two press release pages, November, 1978.

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Size: 8.25 x 11 inches

“The Fine Arts Department of the School of Visual Arts is presenting an evening of Punk Art… Artists associated with the New York punk scene will present their work and answer questions from the audience.

Among those featured: Robert Mapplethorpe: A photographer who is documenting S and M activities. He is a friend of Patti Smith, and has done photographs for two of her albums, as well as a film portrait of her.”

Arturo Vega Curt Hoppe Diego Cortez John Holmstrom M. Henry Jones Pat Place Punk Art Robert Mapplethorpe Ruth Marten SVA

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The connection between Anne MacDonald (1942 – 2018) and Sam Wagstaff (1921 – 1987) dates back to the early 1970s when she was on the Board of Trustees at the Detroit Institute of Art where he was a curator. Despite her title, MacDonald was still in her 20s and…