R. C. Hörsch (also R. C. Horsch or Raymond Charles Hoersch) (born
1943) is an American photographer, filmmaker, writer, sculptor and
musician known for controversial work that blurs the distinction
between art and pornography. He is also known for his sociopathic
tendencies and sado-masochistic lifestyle. His fifty-year body of work
is diverse and ranges from quietly poetic to explicit and disturbing.
He is cited academically, along with Hans Bellmer and Robert
Maplethorpe, as an example of an artist whose transgressive work is,
nevertheless, unequivocally art. Criticism of his work both praises
his authenticity, sensitivity and masterful technique and condemns the
exploitation of his subjectsOfficial records list his birth name as
Raymond Charles Hoersch and his birth date as 5 May 1943 in East
Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. However, baptismal and U.S.
Department of Justice records place the year as early as 1933.During
the Viet Nam era, Hörsch was a draft dodger and army deserter who was
granted amnesty and later pardon under mass issuances of such by
Gerald Ford in 1974 and Jimmy Carter in 1977. His criminal history
includes multiple counts of forgery (1972-1975), counterfeiting
(1974), manufacturing controlled substance (1977), fugitive from
justice (1977-1984), assault of security officer(s) (1997) and
large-scale growing of marijuana (2009). He was suspected of (but
never charged with) the smuggling of large amounts of marijuana into
the United States from Mexico (1967-1971) and the wholesale
manufacture of chemically pure methamphetamine (1977-1979). Charges of
simple assault (2001), theft (2003) and sexual offenses (2009) were
subsequently dismissed or nol prossed. He served three Federal prison
sentences: 1975â€"1976, 1984â€"1989 and 2009â€"2013. He was released
from custody on June 23, 2013.Hörsch has been tested with a
Stanford-Binet range of 145â€"160. Psychological and psychiatric
evaluations conducted by the United States Third District Federal
Court in 1985 diagnosed bipolar disorder, severe clinical depression
and characterological disorder with sociopathic, paranoid and active
schizophrenic psychosis features.
1943) is an American photographer, filmmaker, writer, sculptor and
musician known for controversial work that blurs the distinction
between art and pornography. He is also known for his sociopathic
tendencies and sado-masochistic lifestyle. His fifty-year body of work
is diverse and ranges from quietly poetic to explicit and disturbing.
He is cited academically, along with Hans Bellmer and Robert
Maplethorpe, as an example of an artist whose transgressive work is,
nevertheless, unequivocally art. Criticism of his work both praises
his authenticity, sensitivity and masterful technique and condemns the
exploitation of his subjectsOfficial records list his birth name as
Raymond Charles Hoersch and his birth date as 5 May 1943 in East
Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. However, baptismal and U.S.
Department of Justice records place the year as early as 1933.During
the Viet Nam era, Hörsch was a draft dodger and army deserter who was
granted amnesty and later pardon under mass issuances of such by
Gerald Ford in 1974 and Jimmy Carter in 1977. His criminal history
includes multiple counts of forgery (1972-1975), counterfeiting
(1974), manufacturing controlled substance (1977), fugitive from
justice (1977-1984), assault of security officer(s) (1997) and
large-scale growing of marijuana (2009). He was suspected of (but
never charged with) the smuggling of large amounts of marijuana into
the United States from Mexico (1967-1971) and the wholesale
manufacture of chemically pure methamphetamine (1977-1979). Charges of
simple assault (2001), theft (2003) and sexual offenses (2009) were
subsequently dismissed or nol prossed. He served three Federal prison
sentences: 1975â€"1976, 1984â€"1989 and 2009â€"2013. He was released
from custody on June 23, 2013.Hörsch has been tested with a
Stanford-Binet range of 145â€"160. Psychological and psychiatric
evaluations conducted by the United States Third District Federal
Court in 1985 diagnosed bipolar disorder, severe clinical depression
and characterological disorder with sociopathic, paranoid and active
schizophrenic psychosis features.
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