Marcuse Pfeifer

Marcuse “Cusie” Pfeifer (4 November 1936 – 17 July 2020) was an American gallerist. Pfeifer was an important person in recognition of photography as a fine art, founding member and art exhibition director of the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center in Kingston, New York, and a supporter of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.[1] She opened the Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery on Madison Avenue in 1976[1], and later moved to 568 Broadway.[2] She helped people, including Sally Mann, Peter Hujar, and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders to launch a career as contemporary photographer.[3] In 1978, she curated a show of male nudes, with work by Robert Maplethorpe, Lynn Davis and Peter Hujar, prompting the New York Times reviewer to call for a return to “old-fashioned prudery,” [4][5]

Marcuse Pfeifer
Born(1936-11-04)4 November 1936
Little Rock
Died17 July 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 83)
Kingston
NationalityAmerican
Occupationgallerist

Pfeifer died on 17 July 2020, aged 83.[3]

References
  1. Beckenstein, Joyce (2019-05-01). "In Celebration". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  2. "[Exhibition poster for Wallace Wilson, The Tartt Gallery, Washington, DC and Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery, New York]". International Center of Photography. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  3. "College mourns passing of Marcuse "Cusie" Pfeifer, legendary NYC gallerist and long-time supporter of the Dorsky Museum – SUNY New Paltz News".
  4. Sachs, Danica Willard. "Peter Hujar: Love and Lust". Art Practical. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  5. "Photography View". The New York Times. 1978-06-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-31.


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