Skip to main content
When the Storm Ends
When the Storm Ends
When the Storm Ends

When the Storm Ends

Maker Weston, Kurt American, b. 1957
Date1986; printed 2018
MediumInkjet print
Dimensionsimage: 16 in x 16 1/4 in; paper: 17 in x 17 in
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2019:39
About the ArtistKurt Weston’s photographic snapshots of the 1980s LGBTQIA underground culture explore sexuality, community, pride, power, and resistance to the socio-political systems in which marginalized communities fall victim to. These photographs are an archive of a generation lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and shed light on the individuals who paved the way so other queer people could live authentically. Kurt Weston is a legally blind photographer who lost his vision to his own AIDS diagnosis. He was close to death; however, a new antiviral medicine saved his life. Weston received his BA from Columbia College Chicago and his MFA in Photography from California State University. His work is in the permanent collection of Museum of Fine Art, Houston, National AIDS Museum, California Museum of Photography, among others.
Moment of Reflection
Weston, Kurt
1985; printed 2018
Dancers of the Dance
Weston, Kurt
1988; printed 2018
The Look Photographed
Weston, Kurt
1986; printed 2018
Night Clubbing
Weston, Kurt
1983; printed 2018
Art Groupie
Weston, Kurt
1988; printed 2018
White Wedding
Weston, Kurt
1983; printed 2018
Dream Girl
Weston, Kurt
1988; printed 2018
Down in the Park
Weston, Kurt
1983; printed 2018