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Browse a selection of artworks from the exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect medium. Click on one of the small images to begin.

Robert MapplethorpeSelf-portrait 1980gelatin silver photograph50.3 × 40.3 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeSelf-portrait 1980gelatin silver photograph50.3 × 40.3 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeErmes 1988gelatin silver photograph60.5 × 50.5 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeKen Moody 1983gelatin silver photograph50.3 × 40.3 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpePatti Smith 1978gelatin silver photograph50.8 × 40.4 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpePoppy 1988dye transfer photograph60.6 × 50.6 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeCalla lily 1988gelatin silver photograph60.7 × 50.7 cmPromised gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to The J Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeSelf-portrait 1985gelatin silver photograph50.3 × 40.3 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeSelf-portrait 1975gelatin silver photograph50.3 × 40.5 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeTulips 1977gelatin silver photograph50.3 × 40.2 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeKen Moody and Robert Sherman 1983platinum photograph65.7 × 56.4 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeThomas 1987gelatin silver photograph60.3 × 50.5 cmJointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeIsabella Rossellini 1988gelatin silver photograph60.6 × 51 cmPromised gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to The J Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeKathy Acker 1983gelatin silver photograph50.3 × 40.2 cmPromised gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to The J Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeLisa Lyon 1981gelatin silver photograph50.5 × 40.3 cmGift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and to The J Paul Getty Trust.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
  • Robert MapplethorpeLarry and Bobby kissing 1979gelatin silver photograph50.48 × 40.16 cmGift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and to The J Paul Getty Trust.© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.