Description
A first edition, first printing of Robert Mapplethorpe: Certain People by Robert Mapplethorpe, published by Twelvetrees Press, Pasadena in 1985, limited to 5000 copies, with preface by Susan Sontag. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, some surface damage to the front paste down and free end paper,a little staining to the fore edge of text block, pushing to the lower corner of rear board. In a similarly near fine wrapper with rubbing to the lower knuckles of front and rear flap folds.
Robert Mapplethorpe:Certain People gathers monochrome portraits of artists, musicians, writers and figures from his social circle. Introduced by Susan Sontag, the volume demonstrates his meticulous command of lighting, composition and tonal contrast. The photographs combine formal elegance with psychological intensity, exploring beauty, identity and the performance of personality. An intimate record of a distinctive cultural milieu, it reveals Mapplethorpe’s ability to make individual faces and gestures seem both sculptural and revealing.
