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Robert Mapplethorpe
Jim, Sausalito1977

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Black and white photograph of a shirtless, masked figure in dark leather clothing kneeling beside a metal ladder against a weathered wall, lit from the right with strong shadows
Black and white photograph of a shirtless, kneeling figure wearing a fitted leather mask and dark trousers, gripping a metal ladder in a deteriorating industrial interior with strong directional light casting sharp shadows.
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Jim, Sausalito
Date Made
1977
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. Primary support: 7 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (19.53 × 19.53 cm) Secondary support: 13 5/16 × 12 11/16 in. (33.81 × 32.23 cm) Mat: 14 1/2 × 14 in. (36.83 × 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
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 David Geffen Foundation and The J. Paul Getty Trust
Accession Number
M.2011.30.75.2
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Martineau, Paul, and Britt Salvesen. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2016.
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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