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Robert Mapplethorpe
Fencing1976

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Black and white photograph of a nude man in a deep fencing lunge, arm extended with foil, against a white brick wall

Robert Mapplethorpe, Fencing, 1976, 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
Fencing
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1976
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 14 1/16 x 13 7/8 in. (35.7 x 35.3 cm) Sheet: 20 x 15 7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.3 cm) Mount: 20 x 15 7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.3 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.2016.152.103
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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