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Robert Mapplethorpe
Cock 1981, printed 1990

Not on view
Sepia-toned close-up photograph of a figure's midsection in cream leather pants with metal hardware, an erect penis extending from the open fly
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Cock
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1981, printed 1990
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 5/16 × 15 3/16 in. (38.89 × 38.58 cm) Primary support: 19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.32 × 40.32 cm) Frame: 25 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (64.14 × 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.2016.152.586
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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