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Robert Mapplethorpe
Orchidnegative 1982, printed 2010

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a white ceramic vase holding a single drooping flower and a long arcing leaf against a black background
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Orchid
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1982, printed 2010
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 1/16 x 14 7/8 in. (38.3 x 37.8 cm) Sheet: 19 15/16 x 15 13/16 in. (50.6 x 40.2 cm) Mount: 19 15/16 x 15 13/16 in. (50.6 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.2016.152.863
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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