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Robert Mapplethorpe
Cedricnegative 1978, printed 1996

Not on view
Black and white portrait photograph, a Black man in strict profile with eyes closed and tongue pressed flat against a pale surface, high-contrast directional lighting

Robert Mapplethorpe, Cedric, negative 1978, printed 1996, 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
Cedric
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1978, printed 1996
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 x 15 1/16 in. (38.1 x 38.3 cm) Sheet: 19 13/16 x 15 13/16 in. (50.3 x 40.2 cm) Mount: 19 13/16 x 15 13/16 in. (50.3 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.2016.152.167
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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