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Robert Mapplethorpe
Helmut and Brooks, N.Y.C.1978

Not on view
Square black and white photograph, extreme close-up of a nude human back and buttocks, soft directional lighting with smooth tonal gradations
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Helmut and Brooks, N.Y.C.
Date Made
1978
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 3/8 × 12 13/16 in. (33.97 × 32.54 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.2011.30.75.10
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Terpak, Frances and Michelle Brunnick. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Archive. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2016.