Robert Mapplethorpe
Patti Smith1978, printed 2011

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title: Patti Smith
Place Made: United States, New York, New York
Date Made: 1978, printed 2011
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 13 7/8 × 13 3/4 in. (35.24 × 34.93 cm) Primary support: 20 × 15 7/8 in. (50.8 × 40.32 cm) Frame: 25 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (64.14 × 61.6 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.2011.30.572
Classification: Photographs
Collecting Area: Photography
Selected Bibliography: Martineau, Paul, and Britt Salvesen. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2016.
Fensom, Sarah E. "Another Perfect Moment: a two-museum retrospective in Los Angeles highlights Robert Mapplethorpe's enduring oeuvre and legacy." Art & Antiques 39, no.4 (2016): 76-81.