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Robert Mapplethorpe
Dennis Speight, N.Y.C.1980

Not on view
Sepia-toned square photograph of a nude Black man bent forward at the waist, arms extended downward, looking directly at the camera, with a large shadow cast on the wall behind him
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Dennis Speight, 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 × 74375 in. (19.05 × 188912.88 cm) Secondary support: 13 1/2 × 12 11/16 in. (34.29 × 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.2011.30.77.4
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation