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Robert Mapplethorpe
Sam Wagstaff1977

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Square black and white portrait photograph of a man in profile, wearing a dark collared shirt, lit from behind against a pale textured backdrop

Robert Mapplethorpe, Sam Wagstaff, 1977, 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
Sam Wagstaff
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1977
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (35.2 x 35.3 cm) Sheet: 19 13/16 x 15 15/16 in. (50.4 x 40.5 cm) Mount: 19 13/16 x 15 15/16 in. (50.4 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.2016.152.80
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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