Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert MapplethorpeSecker & Warburg, The Whitney Museum of American Art • ISBN-13 978‑0436273605

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Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert MapplethorpeSecker & Warburg, The Whitney Museum of American Art

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ISBN-10: 0436273605 · ISBN-13: 978‑0436273605 · 1983 · 1st Edition

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Dimensions: 24.0 × 30.5 × 3.0 cm

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This seminal 1983 monograph, curated by Sam Wagstaff, offers a definitive survey of Robert Mapplethorpe’s early mastery of the photographic medium. Through a series of stark, high-contrast black-and-white plates, the volume examines the artist's rigorous approach to composition, light, and the human form, cementing his status as a pivotal figure in late twentieth-century visual culture.

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Publisher: Secker & Warburg, The Whitney Museum of American Art
Softcover1st Edition1983
Pages: 128Language: EnglishPrinted in: New York, NY, United States of AmericaPaper finish: Matte

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Contributor: Robert Mapplethorpe

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Cornerstone of: Contemporary Photography

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