Philip Gefter is an American author, photography critic, and Pratt alumnus (B.F.A. Photography and Painting ‘73). Gefter’s recent biography of Sam Wagstaff, entitled Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe, positions Wagstaff's personal life against the rise of photography as a major art form and the simultaneous formation of the gay rights movement. Recorded March 25, 2015.
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