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Robert Mapplethorpe
Sita1982

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Black and white studio portrait photograph, a Black woman with bleached cropped hair and crossed arms, wearing an oversized sweatshirt, soft diffused lighting

Robert Mapplethorpe, Sita, 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
Sita
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1982
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 19 5/16 x 15 3/16 in. (49 x 38.6 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 13/16 in. (50.5 x 40.2 cm) Mount: 19 7/8 x 15 13/16 in. (50.5 x 40.2 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.2016.152.818
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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