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Robert Mapplethorpe
Ken1978

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Black and white photograph of a life-sized hyperrealistic sculpture of a seated nude male figure with open mouth, raised hand, and small pins inserted across the chest

Robert Mapplethorpe, Ken, 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
Ken
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1978
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 14 1/16 x 14 in. (35.7 x 35.5 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 13/16 in. (50.5 x 40.2 cm) Mount: 19 7/8 x 15 13/16 in. (50.5 x 40.2 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.2016.152.154
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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