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Robert Mapplethorpe
Patti Smithcirca 1973

Not on view
High-contrast black and white photograph, small and centered in a large cream mat, showing only the lower half of a face with dark hair and dark clothing
Black and white photograph, extreme close-up of the lower half of a face with teeth bared, long dark hair framing both sides, high contrast with grainy texture.
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Patti Smith
Date Made
circa 1973
Medium
Diffusion transfer print
Dimensions
Image: 2 7/8 x 3 11/16 in. (7.3 x 9.4 cm); Frame: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 1 7/16 in. (44.4 x 36.8 x 3.6 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.2011.30.167
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography