Robert Mapplethorpe: Black Book

Robert Mapplethorpe: Black Book by Robert Mapplethorpe. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780312021665.

In Black Book, Robert Mapplethorpe presents an astonishing photographic study of black men today. In their diversity, impact, subtlety, technical virtuosity, erotic appeal, and deep humanity, these photographs constitute a stunning celebration of the contemporary black male. "all my life theyve been near me/these men" says Ntozake Shange in her Foreword, "ive been holdin your heart in/my hand since i was a child/cause i wanted what all you were/what all you are/now youre a man."