Product Description

Black, White + Gray examines the life and lives of influenital curator and collector, Sam Wagstaff, a vertitable force in the art world for nearly three decades. The film reveals the symbiotic relationship Wagstaff shared with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in New York during the heady years of the 70s and 80s. Bonus feature includes an additional interview with Sam Wagstaff at the Corcoran Museum.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49225 in DVD
• Brand: HART SHARP VIDEO
• Released on: 2008-04-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 89 minutes

Review
Sam Wagstaff was a Vanity Fair cover waiting to happen. He was handsome, wealthy, cultivated and connected, not to mention the lover and mentor of the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Both men died of AIDS in the late '80s. Each man was a sexual outlaw, and a sense of outlawry marked their cultural lives no less than their private ones, as seen in James Crump's absorbing 2007 documentary. The narration is delivered in rather hard-bitten tones by writer Joan Juliet Buck. "Black White + Gray" demonstrates a rare degree of intelligence, sophistication and frankness. It reminds us just how pedestrian, even gee-whiz, what passes for cultural documentary on something such as PBS' "American Masters" is. The DVD includes a 1978 talk by Wagstaff. --Seattle Post Intelligencer