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Robert Mapplethorpe
Leatherman #11970

Not on view
Mixed-media print of a standing male figure in dark clothing rendered through a crimson dot-screen panel, mounted on magenta fabric over blue damask textile, with a silver star above

Robert Mapplethorpe, Leatherman #1, 1970, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 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 J. Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.

Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Leatherman #1
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1970
Medium
Gelatin silver print, paper, paint, cloth, suede (artist’s frame)
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/16 × 6 3/4 in. (23.97 × 17.15 cm) Secondary support: 11 7/16 × 8 3/4 in. (29.05 × 22.23 cm) Mount: 13 3/8 × 17 5/16 in. (33.97 × 43.97 cm) Frame: 14 15/16 × 18 7/8 × 1 in. (37.94 × 47.94 × 2.54 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 J. Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.
Accession Number
M.2011.30.36
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Martineau, Paul, and Britt Salvesen. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2016.
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation