Self-Portrait

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium
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Self-Portrait

United States, New York, New York, 1980, printed 2008
Photographs
Gelatin silver print
Image: 13 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (34.93 × 34.93 cm) Primary support: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.48 × 40.32 cm) Frame: 25 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (64.14 × 61.6 cm)
Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and to The J. Paul Getty Trust (M.2016.152.378)
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.