num_pages: 91
description: 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 they've been near me/these men" says Ntozake Shange in her Foreword, "i've been holdin your heart in/my hand since i was a child/cause i wanted what all you were/what all you are/now you're a man." 
language: English
title: Black Book
titlecomplete: Black Book
genres: Queer, Art, Photography
ratings_count: 100
publisher: St. Martin's Press