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Robert Mapplethorpe
Lisa Lyonnegative 1982, printed 2009

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Black and white photograph, close-up of a nude torso from navel to thighs, with a scorpion placed at center against pale skin
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Lisa Lyon
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1982, printed 2009
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 1/16 x 14 7/8 in. (38.2 x 37.8 cm) Sheet: 19 13/16 x 15 13/16 in. (50.4 x 40.2 cm) Mount: 19 13/16 x 15 13/16 in. (50.4 x 40.2 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.2016.152.657
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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