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Robert Mapplethorpe
Dennisnegative 1976, printed 1989

Not on view
Black and white portrait photograph of a man from the hips up, arms raised behind his head, wearing a white tank top, dramatically lit against a black background

Robert Mapplethorpe, Dennis, negative 1976, printed 1989, 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
Dennis
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1976, printed 1989
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 3/16 x 14 15/16 in. (38.5 x 38 cm) Sheet: 19 15/16 x 15 7/8 in. (50.6 x 40.3 cm) Mount: 19 15/16 x 15 7/8 in. (50.6 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.2016.152.287
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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