Paul Thek, Coral Gables, 1956 Upon graduating [art school] in 1954, he moved to Miami, where he met and became involved with set designer Peter Harvey, who introduced Thek to a number of artists and writers... . During this time, Thek created some of his first known drawings, including studies in charcoal and graphite..., later followed by abstract watercolors and oil paintings. Thek first referred to himself as Paul Thek starting in 1955; in a letter to Harvey, he writes: "Let me tell you who I am George Joseph Thek but Paul to you and Paul to me you would have to be me to know why I am Paul after all this erroneous George business." In 1957, he exhibited his works for the first time at Mirrell Gallery in Miami. It was in Florida that Thek first met photographer Peter Hujar, who photographed Thek in Coral Gables. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Thek #peterhujar #paulthek