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Robert MapplethorpeWW-1987-166205

1987·Three gelatin silver prints in frame·Overall: 43 7/8 × 43 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (111.4 × 111.4 × 3.2 cm)

<p>Robert Mapplethorpe, <em>Chest</em>, 1987. Three gelatin silver prints in frame, overall: 43 7/8 × 43 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (111.4 × 111.4 × 3.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection 2019.473a-d. © The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1987
Medium: Three gelatin silver prints in frame
Dimensions: Overall: 43 7/8 × 43 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (111.4 × 111.4 × 3.2 cm)
Collection: Whitney Museum of American Art
Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe

Artist

Robert Mapplethorpe

Photography

The work of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe embodied the subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He documented the BDSM scene through a highly trained artistic eye, linking the aesthetics of his subject matter with the classical traditions of artistic production. He approached his subject through the same lens as he would “carnations in a bowl.” His work and its inclusion in public spaces and exhibitions sparked a national debate in the 1980s regarding government funding of works deemed “shocking” by conservative viewers and the religious right.

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