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Robert Mapplethorpe
Adanegative 1982, printed 1991

Not on view
Black and white portrait photograph, Black woman in profile, bare-shouldered with white draped fabric held against her torso, soft directional lighting
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Ada
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1982, printed 1991
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 19 1/8 × 15 1/16 in. (48.58 × 38.26 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 13/16 in. (50.48 × 40.16 cm) Mount: 19 7/8 × 15 13/16 in. (50.48 × 40.16 cm) Frame: 28 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (72.39 × 59.69 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.2016.152.833
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Martineau, Paul, and Britt Salvesen. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2016.
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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