Raymond

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Raymond

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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
1985
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
2bf310a9-c03e-4042-8d1d-eaf143f256bd

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Profile view facing left of black male nude with goatee turning his head to gaze back at the viewer. Bright sunlight and shadows are cast along his body. The image is cropped at his knees.

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