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Robert Mapplethorpe
Sam Wagstaffcirca 1973

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Triptych of three color Polaroid photographs, each showing the same figure in a low crouch with hands on the floor, varying in amber, pink, and olive-green color casts
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Sam Wagstaff
Date Made
circa 1973
Medium
Dye diffusion transfer print, metal, acrylic resin, wood, cardboard
Dimensions
Frame: 5 9/16 x 11 5/16 x 1 5/8 in. (14.2 x 28.7 x 4.2 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.2011.30.105
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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