Catherine Opie
American
1961, Sandusky, Ohio
Photographer Catherine Opie traces her personal and artistic development in San Francisco. She describes how she captured the invented “personas” of the city’s queer community during the AIDS crisis in the early 1990s.
Works in the Collection
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Catherine OpieSelf-Portrait/Cutting contact sheet, 1993 -
Catherine OpieRaven, 1990 -
Catherine OpieMelissa & Lake, Durham, North Carolina, from the series Domestic -
Catherine OpieNorma & Eyenga, Minneapolis, Minnesota, from the series Domestic -
Catherine OpieFlipper, Tanya, Chloe, & Harriet, San Francisco, California, from the series Domestic -
Catherine OpieMiggi & Ilene, Los Angeles, California, from the series Domestic -
Catherine OpieEleanor & Megan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, from the series Domestic -
Catherine OpieKristopher & Clara, Tulsa, Oklahoma, from the series Domestic -
Catherine OpieIce Houses -
Catherine OpieKate (Bike) -
Catherine OpieHouse #3 (Beverly Hills)
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