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Robert Mapplethorpe
Sebastian1980

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Black and white portrait photograph of a shirtless boy leaning forward with hands on a round wooden surface, lit against a dark studio background

Robert Mapplethorpe, Sebastian, 1980, 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
Sebastian
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1980
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 13/16 x 13 7/8 in. (35.1 x 35.2 cm) Sheet: 19 13/16 x 15 3/4 in. (50.3 x 40 cm) Mount: 19 13/16 x 15 3/4 in. (50.3 x 40 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.2016.152.351
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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