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Robert Mapplethorpe
Alistair Butlernegative 1980, printed 2011

Not on view
Black and white portrait photograph, head and bare shoulders of a young Black man, body angled right with face turned toward camera, strong directional lighting from the left
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Alistair Butler
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1980, printed 2011
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/4 x 13 13/16 in. (35 x 35.1 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6 cm) Mount: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6 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.2016.152.939
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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