Mark Morrisroe

(American, 1959–1989)

Mark Morrisroe was an American artist known both for his performances and photography. His Polaroids of the art and music scenes in both Boston and New York, expressed deeply personal aspects of his life and friendships. The artist Jack Pierson once referred to Morrisroe as, “Caspar David Friedrich in a donut shop.” Born on January 10, 1959 in Malden, MA, he worked as a prostitute as a teenager going by the name of Mark Dirt. He went on to attend the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, where he befriended fellow students Nan Goldin and Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Morrisroe began his photography career upon receiving a Polaroid Land camera, which he used to create the technique of mounting enlarged double negatives on top of one another, a technique he called “sandwich” prints. In the early 1980s, Morrisroe shot a series of Super-8 films entitled The Laziest Girl in Town, Hello from Bertha, and Nymph-O-Maniac. The artist died from AIDS-related complications at the age of 30, on July 24, 1989 in Jersey City, NJ. At the time of his death, more than 2,000 Polaroid pictures were found in his home. Today, Morrisroe’s works are held in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, among others.

Mark Morrisroe Artworks

Mark Morrisroe (63 results)

Untitled (Self Portrait), 1988

Mark Morrisroe

Untitled (Self Portrait), 1988

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Untitled (Pat), 1985

Mark Morrisroe

Untitled (Pat), 1985

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Lonely Bird, 1985

Mark Morrisroe

Lonely Bird, 1985

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Lynette Contemplates the Owl, 1985

Mark Morrisroe

Lynette Contemplates the Owl, 1985

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Katy's Goldfish, 1985

Mark Morrisroe

Katy's Goldfish, 1985

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Untitled (Eggs #2), 1985

Mark Morrisroe

Untitled (Eggs #2), 1985

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Two X-Rays of Mark Morrisroe’s Chest with..., 1989

Mark Morrisroe

Two X-Rays of Mark Morrisroe’s Chest with..., 1989

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Lisa, 1982

Mark Morrisroe

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The Midas Touch, 1986

Mark Morrisroe

The Midas Touch, 1986

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Jonathan (Jack Pierson), 1982

Mark Morrisroe

Jonathan (Jack Pierson), 1982

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Self Portrait with Tattoo

Mark Morrisroe

Self Portrait with Tattoo

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Kacie Stetson

Mark Morrisroe

Kacie Stetson

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Untitled (still life in the home), 1984–1986

Mark Morrisroe

Untitled (still life in the home), 1984–1986

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Light and Shadow, 1986

Mark Morrisroe

Light and Shadow, 1986

Sale Date: March 4, 2024

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Untitled (floral hand double exposure), 1980–1989

Mark Morrisroe

Untitled (floral hand double exposure), 1980–1989

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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John Stefanelli in the Bath, 1985

Mark Morrisroe

John Stefanelli in the Bath, 1985

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Pre-Nympho Pia, Young Pia Howard (Nude in..., 1982

Mark Morrisroe

Pre-Nympho Pia, Young Pia Howard (Nude in..., 1982

Sale Date: July 26, 2023

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Untitled (double self portrait in drag), 1980

Mark Morrisroe

Untitled (double self portrait in drag), 1980

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Untitled, NYC (Jonathan and Stafanelli), 1985

Mark Morrisroe

Untitled, NYC (Jonathan and Stafanelli), 1985

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Self-portrait, 1985

Mark Morrisroe

Self-portrait, 1985

Sale Date: August 18, 2022

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Self-portrait having tea., 1983

Mark Morrisroe

Self-portrait having tea., 1983

Sale Date: August 19, 2021

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Self-portrait., 1981

Mark Morrisroe

Self-portrait., 1981

Sale Date: August 19, 2021

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Untitled (Paul Henderson), 1983

Mark Morrisroe

Untitled (Paul Henderson), 1983

Sale Date: June 29, 2020

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Untitled, 1989

Mark Morrisroe

Untitled, 1989

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

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