Robert Mapplethorpe

Untitled (Self-Portrait)
c. 1973

A black and white photograph of a person's bare foot against a dark background with horizontal lines, possibly wooden slats. The image is focused on the foot, showing details like toes and the arch, with a soft glow around the edges, suggesting a light source from the left. The photo has a white border, typical of instant film or a printed photograph.

A black and white photograph of a person's bare foot against a dark background with horizontal lines, possibly wooden slats. The image is focused on the foot, showing details like toes and the arch, with a soft glow around the edges, suggesting a light source from the left. The photo has a white border, typical of instant film or a printed photograph.

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Date
c. 1973

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid)

Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/8 × 4 1/4in. (8.6 × 10.8 cm) Image: 2 7/8 × 3 3/4in. (7.3 × 9.5 cm) Mount (board): 16 × 14in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm)

Accession number
2001.10

Edition
Unique

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Elizabeth Kabler and Raymond W. Merritt

Rights and reproductions
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission

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Exhibitions

Polaroids: Mapplethorpe

May 3–Sept 14, 2008

Robert Mapplethorpe
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