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Robert Mapplethorpe
Irisnegative 1982, printed 1990

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a single iris stem with partially open bloom, diagonal composition against a smooth gray background
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Iris
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1982, printed 1990
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 19 3/16 x 15 1/8 in. (48.7 x 38.4 cm) Sheet: 19 15/16 x 15 13/16 in. (50.6 x 40.1 cm) Mount: 19 15/16 x 15 13/16 in. (50.6 x 40.1 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.2016.152.742
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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