Steers, Hugh, 1962-1995

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Hugh Steers (1962–1995) was born in Washington, D.C., and trained in painting at Yale University, New Haven, CT and Parsons School of Art and Design, New York, NY. Before his death at 32 from AIDS-related complications, Steers created allegorical images of everyday life that captured the emotional and political tenor of New York in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Embracing representational painting and figuration at a time when such approaches were deemed unfashionable, his intimate compositions are poignant symbols of life under the specter of AIDS.
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creatorOf STEERS, HUGH. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
Hugh Steers Papers, 1956-2004 Fales Library & Special Collections
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Steers, Hugh : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
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descendantOf Gore, Thomas Pryor, 1870-1949 person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Hotchkiss School corporateBody
grandchildOf Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, II person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture corporateBody
sibling of Steers, Burr, 1966- person
childOf Steers, Newton I. (Newton Ivan), 1917- person
childOf Straight, Nina Gore Auchincloss Steers person
nieceOrNephewOf Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Yale University. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Washington, D. C. DC US
Skowhegan ME US
New York City NY US
Yale University CT US
Subject
AIDS (Disease) and art
Artists, American
Gay artists
Occupation
Artists, American
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Birth 1962-06-12

Death 1995-03-01

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Americans

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