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Robert Mapplethorpe
Untitledcirca 1972

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a refrigerator interior, upper shelf holding jars and containers including a visible Hellmann's Real mayonnaise jar and a yogurt carton
Three gelatin silver prints arranged vertically: top shows refrigerator interior with canned goods on shelves; middle shows stenciled text reading 'FRAGILE WITH CARE' on a pale surface; bottom shows a countertop toaster and glass percolator against a light wood-paneled wall.
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print of a wooden crate surface with handwritten text reading "FRAGILE" at top, stenciled "WITH CARE" in the center, and mirrored or reversed lettering reading "GLASS" along the bottom stripe.
Gelatin silver print of two mid-century kitchen appliances on a white countertop: a chrome blender with a glass pitcher at left and a chrome toaster at right, both plugged into a wall outlet mounted on a whitewashed brick wall.
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Untitled
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
circa 1972
Medium
Diffusion transfer prints
Dimensions
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.2011.30.82.2.1-.3
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography