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Robert Mapplethorpe
Francoisnegative 1976, printed 2005

Not on view
Black and white portrait photograph, chest-up view of a young man with dark curly hair and a beard, wearing an open-collared striped shirt and loosened necktie, looking directly at the camera

Robert Mapplethorpe, Francois, negative 1976, printed 2005, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and to The J. Paul Getty Trust

Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Francois
Place Made
United States, California, San Francisco
Date Made
negative 1976, printed 2005
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (35.2 x 35 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 13/16 in. (50.5 x 40.1 cm) Mount: 19 7/8 x 15 13/16 in. (50.5 x 40.1 cm) Framed: 25 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (64.1 x 61.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and to The J. Paul Getty Trust
Accession Number
M.2016.152.18
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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