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Robert Mapplethorpe
Benjamin1985

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Black and white photograph of a man's bare torso, arms raised to remove a white garment that obscures his face, one eye visible between the fabric and his arm
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Benjamin
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1985
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 19 1/8 × 15 3/16 in. (48.58 × 38.58 cm) Primary support: 19 3/4 × 15 13/16 in. (50.17 × 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 J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.2021.52.458
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Martineau, Paul, and Britt Salvesen. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2016.

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