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Robert Mapplethorpe
Brucenegative 1980, printed 1991

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Black and white photograph of a nude Black man seated atop industrial equipment, leaning forward with both hands gripping a circular wheel, strong directional shadow cast on the wall behind

Robert Mapplethorpe, Bruce, negative 1980, printed 1991, 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
Bruce
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1980, printed 1991
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.5 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.2016.152.387
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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