Victor Hugo (artist and window dresser)

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Victor Hugo
A polaroid photograph of the model, artist, and window dresser Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo photographed by Andy Warhol in 1977
Born
Victor Rojas

1942 (1942)
Caracas, Venezuela
Died1993 or 1994 (aged 51)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

Victor Hugo, born Victor Rojas,[1] (1942 – 1993)[2] was a Venezuelan-born American artist, window dresser, and partner of the designer Halston.[3][4] Hugo did displays for Halston's Madison Avenue store and later became one of Andy Warhol's assistants at The Factory where among other things he worked on the painter's oxidation paintings.[5] He is said to have been the first window dresser to have incorporated Pop art into his designs.[6] He was also a model for Warhol's torso series.[7] In 1978 the artist and videographer Anton Perich made a short film of Hugo destroying a Warhol painting as "a sacrifice".[8] In September of 2007 an exhibition of mannequins dressed by Hugo (from Warhol's collection) was held at the Milk Gallery in New York City.[9]

In 2019, Hugo was featured in archive footage about his relationship with the designer in the documentary film Halston.

Gian Franco Rodríguez portrays Hugo in the 2021 Ryan Murphy produced Netflix television miniseries Halston.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Who's who in the cast of 'Halston' and what the characters look like in real life". Newsweek. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  2. ^ "Warhol And Hugo".
  3. ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (9 March 2017). "Halston Retrospective to Debut at the Nassau County Museum of Art".
  4. ^ Gaines, Steven. "How Halston Became Halston". The Hive. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  5. ^ Cleveland, Pat (14 June 2016). Walking with the Muses: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781501108242 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ LLC, New York Media (24 May 1976). "New York Magazine". New York Media, LLC – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Sunny Side Up Egg by Victor Hugo - Paddle8". paddle8.com.
  8. ^ Anton Perich (11 July 2013). "VICTOR HUGO ROJAS" – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Artnet News - artnet Magazine". www.artnet.com.
  10. ^ Donohue, Meg (14 May 2021). "How Does the Cast of Halston Compare to Their Real Life Inspirations?". Town & Country. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

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