Robert Mapplethorpe

Iggy Pop

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About this artwork

Iggy Pop, 'The Godfather of Punk', was a highly influential American rock singer and occasional actor. He was known for his raw physical energy on stage and also for his drugs problem. In this photograph Mapplethorpe captures this crazed energy (drug induced?), as Iggy Pop stares at the camera with eyes wide open and mouth seemingly about to speak or sing.

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  • artist:
  • title:
    Iggy Pop
  • date created:
    1981
  • materials:
    Gelatin silver print on paper
  • measurements:
    64.00 x 64.10 cm (61.20 x 58.80 x 3.8 cm)
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund, 2008
  • accession number:
    AR00210
  • gallery:
  • depicted:
  • artwork photographed by:
    Antonia Reeve
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Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe