Barry

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Barry

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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
70dfd327-621a-43e1-a3fa-1bbb38bd9810

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Black male wearing gym shorts standing in profile and turning his head with a surprised expression to look back at the viewer. His figure is on the far left of the composition, abruptly cropped.

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