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Hello Everybody,
Yesterday’s comments and reactions to the Rimbaud/Ophelia post included many expressions of admiration for Robert Mapplethorpe’s Lily. There have been beautiful images of Lillies, including those shot by Imogene Cunningham and Tina Modotti. Robert’s images had an archness, an undercurrent of sexuality that made his unique. Below are a few flowers. I included a tulip as I referenced in it in the poem Y that I wrote for Robert’s Flower Portfolio. There are two versions of the poem Y, but I am reading the shorter version as I no longer have a copy of the longer one. I am also including Tina Modotti’s lily, that I love. Hoping everyone is well and in good spirits; I send greetings from Tampere, Finland.
Absolutely wonderful images...they are never 'used up' ...just stunning each and every time you look..
I have really fallen in love with these photographs and, the poem, such heartfelt and beautiful.