Felix Brown

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Felix Brown

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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
1983
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
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Black male stands in profile facing left wearing black underwear with stripes as he turns his body and head slightly to gaze back at the viewer. He points downward with one hand while the other rests on the back of his thigh. He stands in front of a paint splattered backdrop and is cropped at the knees.

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