Lapdancer
Photograph
| Artist/Maker |
Beasley’s most well-known series, Lapdancer, is a gritty exploration of the strip clubs of America. Beasley made the photographs as a result of her eight-year career as a lap dancer. She has said that the project began with ‘voyeuristic intent’, but the outcome is an honest depiction of an underground way of life. These photographs were published in book format in 2003. In all of her work, her emotional attachment to and personal involvement with the individuals captured is apparent. Her images are straightforward, raw representations of rarely seen lifestyles and communities.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lapdancer (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromira print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Juliana Beasley, 'The Stalls', 1999, from the series 'Lapdancer', 1995-2002, C-type print |
| Physical description | Photograph depicting two black cubicles. A man appears to be seated in each cubicle although only the legs are visible. The buttocks of a woman are also visible in the cublice in the foreground, and from the back cubicle the legs of a kneeling woman in black high heels can be seen. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "The Stalls", 11/99
1/25 chromira prints, 3 proofs, 16 x 20 "
Juliana Beasley 2/25/08 (Signed and inscribed by artist on reverse of photograph) |
| Credit line | Given by Juliana Beasley |
| Summary | Beasley’s most well-known series, Lapdancer, is a gritty exploration of the strip clubs of America. Beasley made the photographs as a result of her eight-year career as a lap dancer. She has said that the project began with ‘voyeuristic intent’, but the outcome is an honest depiction of an underground way of life. These photographs were published in book format in 2003. In all of her work, her emotional attachment to and personal involvement with the individuals captured is apparent. Her images are straightforward, raw representations of rarely seen lifestyles and communities. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2770-2016 |
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| Record created | October 19, 2016 |
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