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Robert Mapplethorpe
Carnation, N.Y.C.1978

Not on view
Black and white photograph shot from above, looking straight down onto a dark rounded vessel filled with tightly clustered white carnations against a pale gray surface
Gelatin silver print, overhead view of white carnations arranged atop a dark rounded vessel, casting a long shadow on a light gray background, high contrast with sharp detail in the frilled petals.
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Carnation, N.Y.C.
Date Made
1978
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (19.53 × 19.53 cm) Primary support: 7 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (19.53 × 19.53 cm) Secondary support: 13 3/8 × 12 7/8 in. (33.97 × 32.7 cm) Mat: 14 9/16 × 14 1/16 in. (36.99 × 35.72 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.2011.30.76.13
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Martineau, Paul, and Britt Salvesen. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2016.