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Collections

Robert Mapplethorpe
Christina1981

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Black and white portrait photograph, nude Black woman from the waist up, facing forward, one arm raised with open palm, soft diffused lighting against a dark background
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Christina
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1981
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 19 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (48.9 x 38.8 cm) Sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (50.2 x 40.3 cm) Mount: 19 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (50.2 x 40.3 cm) Framed: 28 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (72.4 x 59.7 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.2016.152.506
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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