ARTIST ROOMS

Robert MapplethorpeNick 1977

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Artwork details

Artist
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946‑1989)
Title
Nick
Date 1977
MediumPhotograph, gelatine silver print on paper
Dimensionssupport: 341 x 342 mm
Collection
Acquisition ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
Reference
AR00159
Not on display

Online caption

Nick looks every inch the hard, leather-clad macho guy of the New York gay S&M scene – studs on his jacket, belt and wristband, tattoos on his arm and forehead (a flaming skull) and a well-trimmed beard. Yet his hands are clasped together as if in prayer.

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