Robert Mapplethorpe 'Certain People: A Book of Portraits' exhibition poster (1985)

Robert Mapplethorpe (November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. 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.

Mapplethorpe's 1989 exhibition, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment, sparked a debate in the United States concerning both use of public funds for "obscene" artwork and the Constitutional limits of free speech in the United States. - tate.org.uk

Robert Mapplethorpe
Certain People: A Book Of Portraits (Pictured, Tim Scott, 1980)
Exhibition poster
26 x 20 inches
1985