Keith Clark

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Keith Clark

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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
1984
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
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Object ID
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Head and bare shoulders portrait of black male as he turns his head to the left and gazes back at the viewer. Sunlight coming from the left illuminates part of his face and shoulders.

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