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Self-portraits are perhaps the most complex type of portrait because the artist and sitter are the same person, and the image has a personal, diary-like feel. In his self-portraits Mapplethorpe experiments with different aspects of his identity.
Apr 2, 2016 · Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait, 1978. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 19 11/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50 × 40.3 cm) Image: 13 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (35.2 × 35.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Inc. 97.103.2. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.
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Nov 17, 2015 · Marking the separation in the shows’ shared announcement, Mapplethorpe created a double self-portrait, one showing the artist’s hand wearing a dress shirt and Cartier watch, the other hand ...
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe ( / ˈmeɪpəlˌθɔːrp / MAY-pəl-thorp; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images.
Title: Self-portrait. Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe (American, New York 1947–1989 New York) Date: 1972–73. Medium: Gelatin silver print. Dimensions: 8.6 x 10.2 cm (3 3/8 x 4 in. ) Classification: Photographs. Credit Line: Promised Gift of David Gilbert.
Pictures / Self Portrait Robert Mapplethorpe. 1977. Self Portrait Robert Mapplethorpe. 1980, printed 1999. Self Portrait Robert Mapplethorpe. 1983, printed 2005. Self ...
Robert Mapplethorpe Self-Portrait 1980 Not on view; Medium Gelatin silver print Dimensions 13 3/4 × 13 3/4" (34.9 × 34.9 cm) Credit The Abramson Collection. ...
