Mark Rice papers

Overview

Administrative/Biographical Note

Mark Rice (1954-2019) was a photography collector. Rice and his partner, Ken Kohn (1958-1994), were motivated to collect photographs of the male form in response to the lack of representation of, and lack of dialogue about the male nude in art, and as a means to examine concepts of masculinity and the male form not solely dependent on the representation of genitalia. Rice later began collecting vintage physique photography (ca. 1940 through 1970), also known as “beefcake” photographs. Portions of the collection are available at UMBC and the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Springs, California.

Provenance Information

Received as a gift from Mark Rice in 1999. Accessions: PHMS 1999-02.

Collection unprocessed. Included in Spring 2011 MSS/PHMS collection project. The photographs formed the basis of an exibition in the UMBC Library Gallery in Fall 2017, “Man, Idea, Image: Photographs of Men from the Mark Rice Collection.” The exhibition was curated by Visual Arts professor Dr. James Smalls.

Access & Use

No restrictions.

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Rights transferred to UMBC Special Collections; permission to reproduce is required.

Subject Headings

• Photographers
• Photography Collectors and collecting

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