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Robert Mapplethorpe
Cock1982

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Black and white photograph, extreme close-up of a flaccid penis centered against a pale background, with dark curved thighs framing the upper composition

Robert Mapplethorpe, Cock, 1982, 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
Cock
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1982
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 3/16 x 15 3/16 in. (38.5 x 38.6 cm) Sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 13/16 in. (50.2 x 40.2 cm) Mount: 19 3/4 x 15 13/16 in. (50.2 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.2016.152.747
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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