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Robert Mapplethorpe
Tulipnegative 1982, printed 2011

Not on view
Square black and white photograph of five open tulips arranged horizontally, stems entering from upper left, blooms fanning right, above a white ledge
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Tulip
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1982, printed 2011
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 1/16 x 15 in. (38.3 x 38.1 cm) Sheet: 20 x 15 7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.4 cm) Mount: 20 x 15 7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.4 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.2016.152.948
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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