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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)
Email
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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