Thompson and Brown by George Dureau, Queer Art 1980s Conceptual the precipitous cliffs

the precipitous cliffs

A figure holds a pink umbrella and is in sharp contrast to the sunlight appearing in between buildings on her path

shot in natural lighting

A city hydrant spraying water offers the children relief from the sun’s heat

Yeshiva Boy

Thompson and Brown by George Dureau, Queer Art 1980s Conceptual the precipitous cliffsA black and white photograph, Thompson and Brown, c. 1980 by George Dureau is a 20" x 16" gelatin silver print, signed and titled recto (front of photo) below the image. Often compared to Robert Mapplethorpe's nudes, Dureau's classical photographs of homoerotic nudes predate Mapplethorpe's studies of black male models. In fact, Mapplethorpe collected Dureau's photography and Robert Mapplethorpe found much inspiration in it for his own work.