Hans van Manen Donates Early Robert Mapplethorpe Photographs to the Rijks Museum The Choreographer Hans van Manen and his husband are donating to the Rijks Museum 24 works by the American Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 – 1989). They comprise 21 photographs including A self  portrait, two portraits of Hans van Manen him self, and Homo Erotic Work, as well as three porcelain plates featuring photographs of flowers. In A few years’ time these newly acquired works will be part of A major Retrospective currently under preparation at the Rijks Museum, on American Photography from 1839 to the present day. Hans van Manen Donating These Works Now Means I Can Enjoy Doing Do Myself, in the Knowledge that They Will Stay Together for Ever. I Have Been Looking at Them for 40 Years, Now Other People Will Be Able to Enjoy Them. Taco Dibbits, Director of the Rijks Museum We Are Deeply Grateful to Hans van Manen and Henk van Dijk for Their Generous Gift. Benefactors Such as Them Selves Enable Museums to Enrich Their Collections with Great Art that Would Otherwise Be Beyond Their Reach” Ground Breaking Robert Mapplethorpe – Self-portrait When Robert Mapplethorpe began photographing nudes in the mid … Meer lezen over Rijks Museum – Hans van Manen Donates Early Robert Mapplethorpe Photographs to the Rijks Museum