Schnabel was the issue's cover. Other artists featured and photographed by Greenfield-Sanders include: Donald Sultan, Christy Rupp, Sandy Skoglund, Helen Oji, David Hammons, Cindy Sherman, Bill Jensen, R.M. Fischer, Pedro Lujan, Rae Berolzheimer, Laurie Simmons, Ann Sperry, Len Jenshel, Howardina Pindell, Kathleen Agnoli and David Reed. Self-mutilation event On November 26, 1979, 27-year-old Manhattan resident Henry Benvenuti walked into the SoHo Weekly News office and asked to see art editor Gerry Marzorati. After being told he could not see Mr. Marzorati, Benvenuti took out a hatchet, stated that, "I'm doing this in the name of art," chopped off two of his fingers, and walked out of the office, leaving the fingers behind. Benvenuti and his severed fingers were taken to Bellevue Hospital. Doctors were unable to reattach the fingers. Alumni Many SoHo News staff went on to have significant careers after the paper shut down. Noteworthy alumni include: Sasha Anawalt, dance writer Richard Corliss, writer Christopher Cox, writer, photographer, editor Danny Fields, columnist Annie Flanders, style editor Peter Frank, art critic Ralph Gardner Jr., writer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, photographer Kim Hastreiter, style editor Cynthia Heimel, writer Ira Kaplan, music critic Gerald Marzorati, art editor Michael Musto, writer Tim Page, news editor Jane Perlez, reporter John Perreault, art critic Bill Plympton, political cartoonist Charles Ruas, literary critic Jill Schary Robinson, writer Ken Tucker, freelance reviewer Judd Tully, art reviewer Bruce Weber, fashion photographer Ron Whyte, arts and book review editor Peter Zummo, music reviewer References External links SoHo Weekly News – New York in the 70s, Allan Tannenbaum photo gallery Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States 1973 establishments in New York City 1982 disestablishments in New York (state) Defunct newspapers published in New York City