Joel Peter-Witkin: classic or dud

http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/artphotogallery/database/joel_peter_witkin_13.jpg

http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/artphotogallery/database/joel_peter_witkin_19.jpg

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http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/artphotogallery/database/joel_peter_witkin_24.jpg

My favorite work he's done was for a Mutter Museum calendar - think this was in 1993 or 1994.

This was very good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe5b5vPxxcY

The art historian (who is shown modeling for Joel in the movie) had this to say in a 2018 blog post

During the Q&A, in response to his future plans, Joel said something about being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, in an anecdote that I couldn’t completely understand. I thought about how, when he talked about not recalling where he had been and what he had done on his travels, he sounded as if he no connection to his exeriences. His dismissal of what he couldn’t remember seemed more poignant than absent-mindedness, as if such events had completely escaped him. An email from Trisha arrived after we were home, stating that Joel had changed even in the month since she last saw him, and that on Sunday, he had no recollection of the film screening nor any of the questions from the day before. She also wrote that she really appreciated what I said about working with her and with Joel and that he would not make any more photographs. I was sad, touched and glad that I had the chance to see him and to speak for his work. Trisha’s comments meant a lot to me. Joel and his work should always be thought of well.