Photo: Robert Mapplethorpe American, 1946–1989. Identical self-portaits of Robert Mapplethorpe with trip cable in hand, 1974. Gelatin silver print Sheet (each): 9.3 x 11.6 cm (3 11/16 x 4 9/16 in.). Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Held at the Getty Research Institute, 2011.M.20.24
“I went into photography because…
