Biography
Wojnarowicz was born in this city and this state in 1954.
What is Red Bank, New Jersey?
Untitled (Falling Buffalos) was created via this medium of art.
What is photography?
Wojnarovicz metaphorically compares the fate & mass slaughter of the buffalo to this health crisis of the late 20th century.
What is HIV/AIDS?
In 1989, the photograph was used by this alternative band as cover art for the single titled "One".
Who is U2?
Falling Buffalos was created over the course of these two years.
What are 1988 and 1989?
What is Arthur Rimbaud in New York?
The photograph does not depict real buffalos, but instead is a picture of this type of exhibit found in museums.
What is a diorama?
This process heavily contributed to the mass decline of the North American buffalo in the 19th centurty.
What is over-hunting?
The proceeds from "One" by U2 were partially donated to AIDS charities and helped to pay this of Wojnarowicz.
What are his medical expenses?
The mnemonic DAGS stands for these four important to remember aspects of the photograph.
What is Diorama, AIDS/HIV metaphor, Gelatin silver print, and Subtle tone?
In 1987, Wojnarowicz's longtime mentor a lover, this photographer, died of AIDS.
Who is Peter Hujar?
DAILY DOUBLE
The diorama used for the photograph is found in this museum of Washington, D.C.
What is the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History?
The Last of the Buffalo was painted by this artist in 1888.
Who is Albert Bierstadt?
The photograph was used as the cover for this novel.
What is his autobiography, Close to the Knives, etc?
Wojnarowicz was only 37 years old when he died of AIDS-related complications in this year, the same year Bill Clinton was elected to office?
What is 1992?
In the late 1970s, Wojnarowicz began to exhibt works in these galleries.
What are Gracie Mansions and Civilian Warfare?
Native Americans used a hunting technique to lure buffalo to jump off cliffs by having one specially trained buffalo runner imitate the noises of this.
What is a lost calf, young buffalo, baby, etc?
To emphasize the unsettling metaphor, Wojnarovicz keeps the buffalo in sharp focus while the foreground and background are in this opposite focus.
What is soft focus?
DAILY DOUBLE
The photograph was created via this type of printing process.
What is gelatin silver?
U2 is responsible for this album that randomly appeared on all our iPhones in 2014, taking inspiration from William Blake. When searching the title of the album, the second follow up search provided by Google is "how do I get rid of U2 [title of album]?"
What is Songs of Innocence?