Satyr

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Satyr

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
1988
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
f64a34fb-4983-424a-888e-1bd17b39ee30

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Profile view facing left of bronze satyr bust with black velvet wrapped around its base and set against a black background.

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