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Robert Mapplethorpe
Hands1981

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Black and white photograph, close-up of two hands with light-painted nails resting across bare knees, strong directional lighting against a black background

Robert Mapplethorpe, Hands, 1981, 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
Hands
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1981
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 3/16 x 15 3/16 in. (38.5 x 38.5 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.2016.152.573
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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