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Robert Mapplethorpe
Patti Smith1978

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Black and white full-length photograph of a barefoot woman in dark clothing and a blindfold, arms outstretched gripping pale curtain panels, standing on crumpled fabric

Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith, 1978, 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
Patti Smith
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1978
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 15/16 x 14 in. (35.4 x 35.5 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (50.5 x 40.5 cm) Mount: 19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (50.5 x 40.5 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.2016.152.79
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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