Patti Smith

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium
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Patti Smith

United States, New York, New York, 1978, printed 2011
Photographs
Gelatin silver print
Image: 13 7/8 × 13 3/4 in. (35.24 × 34.93 cm) Primary support: 20 × 15 7/8 in. (50.8 × 40.32 cm) Frame: 25 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (64.14 × 61.6 cm)
Jointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J. Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation. (M.2011.30.572)
Photography
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.