This photograph by Nan Goldin memorializes Cookie Mueller, a prominent figure in New York's underground art scene who died of AIDS related illness, as part of a 1989 portfolio dedicated to artists lost to the epidemic. The work exemplifies Goldin's intimate documentary style and her commitment to bearing witness to the devastation of AIDS, particularly within marginalized creative communities. Published in 2000 by The Alliance for the Arts and The Estate Project for Artists with AIDS, this signed and numbered print represents both a personal and collective act of remembrance.