Herb Ritts

Herb Ritts (1952–2002) was a leading American fashion photographer of the 1980s and 1990s, known for his beautifully printed, formally bold, and sensual black-and-white images of supermodels such as Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell. This new exhibition of the photographer's work revisits the artist, whose groundbreaking 1996 retrospective, "Herb Ritts: WORK," remains one of the most popular exhibitions in MFA history. The Ritts Foundation has given the Museum a print of every image in the 1996 exhibition, and in 2007, supported the MFA's first gallery dedicated solely to photography. The Museum's Herb Ritts and Clementine Brown galleries host the new exhibition, featuring an array of Ritts's photographs celebrating the human body and embracing the carefree California lifestyle.

Above: Herb Ritts, Versace Dress, Back View, El Mirage, 1990. Photograph, gelatin silver print. Gift of Herb Ritts. © Herb Ritts Foundation