Coral Sea

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Coral Sea

Creator

Robert Mapplethorpe

American Photographer · 1946–1989

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A key figure in late 20th-century photography, Mapplethorpe created work with a distinctive tension between opposites: sacred and profane, mainstream and underground, light and dark. From his early Polaroid portraits, to his fashion photography and later controversial work, Mapplethorpe's photographs are well-ordered and emotionally restrained, with dangerously chaotic and sensuous elements below.

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Date
1983
Medium
Platinum print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
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Object ID
1864e636-0233-457f-b069-1fff14bf7e1e

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View of a navy aircraft carrier in the ocean dwarfed by a foggy, atmospheric sky.

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