Birds of Paradise

Robert Mapplethorpe

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989). Birds of Paradise, 1979. Gelatin silver print, Sheet: 19 3/4 x 16 in. (50.2 x 40.6 cm) Image: 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (34.9 x 34.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 88.8. © artist or artist's estate. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Title

Birds of Paradise

Date

1979

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

Sheet: 19 3/4 x 16 in. (50.2 x 40.6 cm) Image: 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (34.9 x 34.9 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower left in ink: "RBT Mapplethorpe"; signed verso lower center in red: "Robert Mapplethorpe"

Inscriptions

Lower center in ink: "Bird of Paradise"; verso lower left in graphite: "320"

Markings

Stamped verso lower center in ink: "Robert Mapplethorpe this photograph may not be reproduced without artist's permission"

Credit Line

Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund

Accession Number

88.8

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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