Lady: Lisa Lyon is a photographic book by Robert Mapplethorpe featuring Lisa Lyon, one of the pioneering figures in women’s bodybuilding. First published in 1983, the book grew out of the long-term collaboration between Mapplethorpe and Lyon and became one of their best-known photographic projects. The book contains approximately 100 photographs of Lisa Lyon. Rather than presenting her trained physique simply as a subject of sports photography, Mapplethorpe explores it through pose, costume, light and shadow, revealing different aspects of the female body, physical strength and sculptural form. The Mapplethorpe Foundation has also described Lyon as the female model he photographed most extensively, and their collaboration culminated in the publication of this book in 1983. Lisa Lyon became widely known after winning an early women’s bodybuilding competition in 1979 and became an important figure during the formative years of the sport. The book offers an interesting view of the intersection of bodybuilding, photography and contemporary art in the early 1980s, making it especially appealing to collectors interested in Mapplethorpe’s photography and artistic representations of the human body. The book measures approximately 28 × 23 cm. The contents can be read without difficulty, although due to its age, the cover may show very slight and inconspicuous rubbing. --- Keywords --- Robert Mapplethorpe / Lisa Lyon / Photobook / Bodybuilding / Portrait --- Shipping --- The item will be shipped from Japan via trackable Japsn Post or Yamato Transport.. Delivery usually takes around 2 weeks. Import duties, taxes, and fees are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. ** To Customers in Italy and Spain ** Please provide your Codice Fiscale (tax ID number) for customs clearance. This information will be used solely for shipping and preparing customs documents.