Larry and Bobby Kissing

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Larry and Bobby Kissing

United States, New York, New York, 1979, printed 2005
Photographs
Gelatin silver print
Image: 17 13/16 × 13 11/16 in. (45.24 × 34.77 cm) Primary support: 19 7/8 × 15 13/16 in. (50.48 × 40.16 cm) Frame: 28 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (72.39 × 59.69 cm)
Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and to The J. Paul Getty Trust (M.2016.152.305)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Martineau, Paul, and Britt Salvesen. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2016.
  • Fensom, Sarah E. "Another Perfect Moment: a two-museum retrospective in Los Angeles highlights Robert Mapplethorpe's enduring oeuvre and legacy." Art & Antiques 39, no.4 (2016): 76-81.