Robert Mapplethorpe

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A revised and updated edition of the most comprehensive survey published of Mapplethorpe's photography Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the twentieth century's most important and inf luential artists, known for his groundbreaking and provocative work. He studied painting, drawing, and sculpture in Brooklyn in the 1960s and started taking photographs when he acquired a Polaroid camera in 1970. This comprehensive monograph is an overview of the artist's black-and-white photography of floral still lifes, nudes, selfportraits, and portraits, among other subjects—and also includes a selection of his color images. Specifications: Size: 308 x 292 mm (12 1/8 x 11 1/2 in) Pages: 384 pp Illustrations: 250 illustrations Show more