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Robert Mapplethorpe
Charles Edward Bowman, N.Y.C.1980

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a closely cropped male torso with dark skin, strongly lit from above to emphasize muscular definition, edition 7/25
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Charles Edward Bowman, N.Y.C.
Date Made
1980
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/2 × 7 7/16 in. (19.05 × 18.89 cm) Primary support: 7 1/2 × 7 7/16 in. (19.05 × 18.89 cm) Secondary support: 13 1/2 × 12 13/16 in. (34.29 × 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.2011.30.77.3
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation