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Robert Mapplethorpe
Untitled triptychcirca 1970-1975

Not on view
Gelatin silver print, three stacked black and white photographs on a film-strip mount: leather boots on a floor, a bare midriff with a tropical leaf, and a studded belt worn low on bare hips
Black and white photograph, close-up of a person's lower legs in tall leather boots with gathered, slouching shafts, standing on a carpeted floor beside a wall with an electrical outlet and cord.
Gelatin silver print, torso-level view of a figure in an open leather jacket and fitted trousers, one hand wearing a wristwatch resting at the hip; a split-leaf monstera plant appears at left.
Gelatin silver print, close-up of a nude torso wearing a studded leather belt with a large rectangular buckle, with an erect penis visible below, shot in high contrast black and white.
Black and white photograph of a one-quart Meadowbrook brand milk carton centered on a white surface, with a brick wall in the background; slight vignetting at the edges suggests an older photographic process.
Polaroid-format black and white photograph of a crumpled cardboard milk carton resting on the edge of a metal cabinet, brick wall softly out of focus in the background.
Polaroid-format gelatin silver print; a quart milk carton labeled 'Milk' with cow illustrations sits on a white shelf against a painted brick wall, slightly soft focus in the foreground
Polaroid-style black and white photograph of a crushed milk carton resting on the edge of a light-colored surface, with a plain wall in the background and slight vertical streaking across the image.
Three gelatin silver prints arranged vertically on a dark mount with visible film sprocket holes at edges, each showing a milk carton on a bare floor near a wall corner, photographed from progressively greater distances
Three-panel accordion-fold structure with cream textile panels and perforated edges, holding a small black-and-white photograph at center depicting crumpled paper or packaging suspended against a light background
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Untitled triptych
Date Made
circa 1970-1975
Medium
Diffusion transfer prints, plastic sleeve
Dimensions
Sheet (each print): 4 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (10.8 × 8.57 cm) Mount ("boot" sleeve): 11 3/16 × 4 3/4 in. (28.42 × 12.07 cm) Mount ("milk" sleeve): 11 5/16 × 4 3/4 in. (28.73 × 12.07 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.2011.30.219.1-.2
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Terpak, Frances and Michelle Brunnick. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Archive. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2016.