Silvergelatine print on “RC” paper, used by the press to promote the photographer's work. The image is titled "Ken Moody, 1983". On the back of the print is a label with captions for the Mois de la Photo in Paris in 1988.
Format 18 x 13 cm, with margins
The photographer:
Mapplethorpe (1946 – 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. Mapplethorn belonged to the great photographers of the 20st century. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images. His most controversial works documented and examined the gay male BDSM subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s.