Robert Mapplethorpe
- Synopsis
- Profiles photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, with contributions from body-builder Lisa Lyons, singer Patti Smith, novelists Kathy Acker and Edmund White. Mapplethorpe’s studies of nude black men were a shameless affirmation of gay sexuality while at the same time recalling the great male icons of classical painging and sculpture. His work has been instrudmental in the restoration of the male nude to a primary place in mainstream art.
- Series
- Arena, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min.
- Year of production
- 1988
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 18/3/88.
- Subjects
- Art
- Keywords
- Mapplethorpe, Robert; nudes in art; photography
Credits
- Director
- Nigel Finch
- Contributor
- Anthony Wall
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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