Corcoran Gallery of Art [#105]
The Culture Curious

Corcoran Gallery of Art [#105]

Regular price $30.00 $0.00

On June 12, 1989 the director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art decided to cancel the Robert Mapplethrope’s retrospective, bowing down to conservative lawmakers' pressure to bar NEA funds: the show included sexually explicit and homoerotic images.

Once again, the Congress had overstepped in DC public life - and the locals were not happy. Numerous artists canceled their own Corcoran shows and the director was soon forced to resign. The Corcoran’s never fully recovered after the scandal.

In this postcard, Mapplethrope’s images are projected on the historic facade of the lonely building, while the lion at the doorstep keeps on sleeping.


PRINTS are 8x10", 11x14" or 16x20". Open edition printed with professional archival inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag for long term durability (museum-quality giclée). The prints are packaged in a protective sleeve with a sturdy backing board in a rigid kraft mailer. We care about the environment, so we ship using recycled or reused materials whenever possible.


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Important Information:

- Color may vary from what you see on your screen.
- This item does not include framing.


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