Peter Hujar, Candy Darling on Her Deathbed, 1974. Vintage gelatin silver print, 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
A fixture on the Downtown scene, Candy Darling starred in numerous Warhol films—including Flesh and Women in Revolt—and inspired Lou Reed’s songs “Candy Says” and “Walk on the Wild Side.” Here Peter Hujar captures the drag queen’s sharply chiseled, composed beauty—which she maintained even when dying of leukemia.
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