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Visitors examining photographs from Mapplethorpe’s “X,” “Y” and “Z” portfolios in the exhibition “The Perfect Moment” at the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, 1990. Courtesy CAC.

Slide 8531

Ken Moody and Robert Sherman, 1984, platinum print, 19½ by 19¾ inches.

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Patrice, N.Y.C., 1977/78, selenium-toned gelatin silver print, 7¾ inches square.

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Police offers at the Contemporary Arts Center during “The Perfect Moment,” 1990. Courtesy CAC.

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Joe, N.Y.C., 1978, gelatin silver print, 7¾ by 7⅝ inches.

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Thomas, 1987/94, gelatin silver print, 19¼ inches square.

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Phillip Prioleau, 1982/90, gelatin silver print, 15¼ inches square.