Derrick Cross

Robert Mapplethorpe

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Object Label

Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs of the male nude—painstakingly composed and exquisitely lit—carry an undeniable sensual charge that some found discomforting when the images were first exhibited and published. In Male Nude (Neck to Knees), the dramatic cropping out of the head removes from our view the man’s face, and forces us to concentrate on the rest of the body, yet the calculated formality of the pose can seem almost academic—a modern figure study.

Caption

Robert Mapplethorpe American, 1946–1989. Derrick Cross, 1982. print, image: 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (38.7 x 38.7 cm) sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Jack Boulton, 1989.30.36. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1989.30.36_detail2.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Title

Derrick Cross

Date

1982

Medium

print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

image: 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (38.7 x 38.7 cm) sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right in black ink: "Robert Mapplethorpe '82"

Inscriptions

Lower left in black ink: "For Derrick"

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in memory of Jack Boulton

Accession Number

1989.30.36

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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