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The category is: Legend. This original silver gelatin print captures the titans of the New York ballroom scene at the precise moment they crossed over from the underground into the global zeitgeist. Shot by renowned fashion photographer Michel Comte for the 1991 US release of Jennie Livingston’s seminal documentary Paris Is Burning, the portrait features the architects of a movement: Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Octavia St. Laurent, and more.
Comte’s lens elevates the cast with the same high-gloss reverence usually reserved for Hollywood royalty — a fitting tribute for a community that invented "Realness". Provided to the media for promotional use during the film's initial run, this original print documents the face of the houses that gave the world vogue, drag, and a lexicon of survival. It remains one of the most essential visual records of a culture that refused to be invisible.
Country: United States
Year: 1991
Organisation: Prestige
Size: 200mm x 260mm
Print: Silver Gelatin
Text: English
Condition: Very Good, minor wear on edges.
The category is: Legend. This original silver gelatin print captures the titans of the New York ballroom scene at the precise moment they crossed over from the underground into the global zeitgeist. Shot by renowned fashion photographer Michel Comte for the 1991 US release of Jennie Livingston’s seminal documentary Paris Is Burning, the portrait features the architects of a movement: Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Octavia St. Laurent, and more.
Comte’s lens elevates the cast with the same high-gloss reverence usually reserved for Hollywood royalty — a fitting tribute for a community that invented "Realness". Provided to the media for promotional use during the film's initial run, this original print documents the face of the houses that gave the world vogue, drag, and a lexicon of survival. It remains one of the most essential visual records of a culture that refused to be invisible.
Country: United States
Year: 1991
Organisation: Prestige
Size: 200mm x 260mm
Print: Silver Gelatin
Text: English
Condition: Very Good, minor wear on edges.