{"title":"Photography","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom fashion to fine art—Robert Mapplethorpe, Bill Cunningham, Diane Arbus, Man Ray, Bruce Weber, Slim Aarons, Helmut Newton. Iconic photographers and photographic movements across genres.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tulsa-by-larry-clark","title":"Tulsa by Larry Clark","description":"\u003cdiv data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\"\u003eWhen it first appeared in 1971, Larry Clark's groundbreaking book \u003cem\u003eTulsa \u003c\/em\u003esparked immediate controversy across the nation. Its graphic depictions of sex, violence, and drug abuse in the youth culture of Oklahoma were acclaimed by critics for stripping away romantic notions of American youth and revealing a raw, unvarnished reality. 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