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Robert Mapplethorpe
Alistair Butler, N.Y.C.1980

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Black and white portrait photograph, bare-shouldered Black man in strict left profile, strong directional lighting with highlighted facial contours against a warm gray background
Black and white portrait photograph, bare-shouldered man in strict profile facing left, with natural hair, against a neutral gray background, sharp studio lighting highlighting skin texture.
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Alistair Butler, 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.2011.30.77.1
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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