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Robert Mapplethorpe
Ruth1981

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Square black and white photograph of a nude figure from behind, head bowed and hidden by a mass of dark curly hair, shoulders framing the composition against a near-black background
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Ruth
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1981
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 3/16 x 15 1/4 in. (38.6 x 38.8 cm) Sheet: 19 15/16 x 15 7/8 in. (50.7 x 40.3 cm) Mount: 19 15/16 x 15 7/8 in. (50.7 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.2016.152.518
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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