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A nude white man leans over a granite block so as to rest his penis on it. He wears leather chaps, with his buttocks and penis exposed. His face is out of frame.

This is one in a series of nude photographs of Derrick Cross, a Black dancer who was possibly a part of the NYC gay subculture. Many of Mapplethorpe's photographs brazenly portray gay eroticism. In this picture, Derrick Cross's buttocks and thighs…

This image is a close-up of an iris with white petals. Shadows are shown in teal, pink, and purple. Further detail of the flower is shown in yellow. The flower probably represents femininity or a woman's reproductive organs.

Composition of black and white images and text. A person mows a lawn in each image.

Arrangement of paintings on elevated blocks. The view is looking at the piece head on.

A nude person lays on a bed, looking at the camera. Another person stands in the background looking down.

A bridge to a door crosses a sunken plaza. There are sculptures in the plaza and there are people behind the bridge.

This image is of a mother and child. The mother is seated and holds her baby in her right arm. The mother's arms and legs seem to envelop the baby, and she looks protective and content. Due to the materials used to make the image, it is only in black…

A ball rests at the top of a ramp covered in sand. The view is from the opposite end of the ramp, looking at the ball.

A nude woman against a grey background. The woman looks off into the left distance.