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Robert Mapplethorpe
Bird Of Paradise1981

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Black and white photograph of a bird-of-paradise flower against a background of rounded vertical columns, with strong tonal contrast and soft directional lighting
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Bird Of Paradise
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1981
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 7/8 x 14 in. (35.3 x 35.5 cm) Sheet: 19 13/16 x 15 7/8 in. (50.4 x 40.3 cm) Mount: 19 13/16 x 15 7/8 in. (50.4 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.2016.152.477
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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