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

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

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

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

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.

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…

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.

A nude man sits on a stool with is back to the viewer. He is hunched over, hugging his legs to his chest. This is one image in a set of 4. The other three show the front and both sides of him in this same position.

A nude dark skinned man stretches his arms over his head, flexing his back muscles. This full-body photo uses a bright red background to contrast with and better define his curvature.