Artist Monograph

Robert Mapplethorpe, American

American, 1946–1989

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	29	64.4%
Printmaking	6	13.3%
Lithography	5	11.1%
Watercolor	4	8.9%
Screenprint	1	2.2%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Photography	35	77.8%
Drawings & Prints	8	17.8%
Architecture & Design	2	4.4%

Classification Types

Photograph — 35
Print — 8
Design — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	7	15.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	38	84.4%

Range: 10.5 cm → 87.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1978	1
1981	1
1988	1
1989	2
1990	1
1991	4
2012	1
2014	1
2015	12
2016	19
2021	2

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 5, 510" — 3

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 45 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Triptych: Self-Portrait Print Acc. 431.1990	1972	Screenprint	composition: 33 7/8 x 23 3/8" (86.1 x 59.4 cm); sheet: 35 3/16 x 27 1/2" (89.4 x 69.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of John Loring
Untitled Photograph Acc. 33.2015	c. 1972	Black and white instant print (Polaroid)	3 3/8 × 4 1/4" (8.6 × 10.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Patti Smith Photograph Acc. 35.2015	c. 1973	Black and white instant print (Polaroid)	5 1/4 × 3 3/4" (13.3 × 9.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Charles Heilbronn
Untitled (Bidet) Photograph Acc. 34.2015	1973	Black and white instant print (Polaroid)	4 1/8 × 3 3/8" (10.5 × 8.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Untitled (Vacuum) Photograph Acc. 36.2015	c. 1973	Black and white instant print (Polaroid)	4 1/8 × 5 3/4" (10.5 × 14.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Untitled (Champagne bottle) Photograph Acc. 37.2015	1974	Black and white instant print (Polaroid)	5 1/8 × 4 1/8" (13 × 10.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Untitled (Peter Berlin) Photograph Acc. 38.2015	c. 1974	Black and white instant print (Polaroid)	5 3/4 × 4 3/4" (14.6 × 12.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Album cover for Patti Smith, Horses Design Acc. 820.2014	1975	Lithograph	12 x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Patti Smith, Horses (Poster for album distributed by Arista Records, New York) Design Acc. 179.2012	1975	Lithograph	34 1/4 x 24" (87 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Lawrence Benenson
Arm (Self-Portrait) Photograph Acc. 61.2016	1976	Gelatin silver print, printed 2010	6 5/16 × 17 7/8" (16 × 45.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Arnold Schwartzenegger Photograph Acc. 62.2016	1976	Gelatin silver print, printed 1999	13 7/8 × 13 7/8" (35.2 × 35.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Bequest of Ilse Bing Wolff, by exchange
Jim, Sausalito Photograph Acc. 39.2015	1977	Gelatin silver print	14 × 14" (35.6 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Tulips, New York City Photograph Acc. 360.1981	1977	Gelatin silver print	14 × 14" (35.6 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired with matching funds from Shirley C. Burden and the National Endowment for the Arts
Tulips, New York City Photograph Acc. 205.1978	1977	Gelatin silver print	14 × 13 7/8" (35.7 × 35.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired with matching funds from David H. McAlpin and the National Endowment for the Arts, 1978
Patti Smith Photograph Acc. 63.2016	1978	Gelatin silver print	13 15/16 × 13 13/16" (35.4 × 35.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Vital Projects Fund, Robert B. Menschel
Bob Love Photograph Acc. 64.2016	1979	Gelatin silver print	14 × 14" (35.6 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Dominick and Elliot Photograph Acc. 40.2015	1979	Gelatin silver print	13 15/16 × 14" (35.4 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Larry and Bobby Kissing Photograph Acc. 65.2016	1979	Gelatin silver print, printed 2009	13 7/8 × 13 3/4" (35.2 × 34.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Samuel J. Wagstaff, Jr. Fund
Phillip Photograph Acc. 66.2016	1979	Gelatin silver print	14 × 14" (35.6 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Sam Wagstaff Photograph Acc. 41.2015	1979	Gelatin silver print	13 7/8 × 14" (35.2 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Alistair Butler Photograph Acc. 67.2016	1980	Gelatin silver print, printed 2011	13 3/4 × 13 3/4" (35 × 35 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Arthur M. Bullowa Fund
Leather Crotch Photograph Acc. 68.2016	1980	Gelatin silver print, printed 2013	13 7/8 × 13 3/4" (35.2 × 35 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Lisa Lyon Photograph Acc. 69.2016	1980	Gelatin silver print	13 7/8 × 14" (35.2 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Self-Portrait Photograph Acc. 42.2015	1980	Gelatin silver print	13 3/8 × 13 7/16" (34 × 34.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Self-Portrait Photograph Acc. 70.2016	1980	Gelatin silver print	13 7/8 × 13 7/8" (35.2 × 35.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Vital Projects Fund, Robert B. Menschel
Self-Portrait Photograph Acc. 464.2015	1980	Gelatin silver print	13 3/4 × 13 3/4" (34.9 × 34.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Abramson Collection. Gift of Stephen and Sandra Abramson
Ajitto Photograph Acc. 71.2016	1981	Gelatin silver print	17 11/16 × 14" (45 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Photography Council Fund
Derrick Cross Photograph Acc. 343.2016	1982	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 19 1/4" (19 × 48.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Horse Photograph Acc. 344.2016	1982	Gelatin silver print	15 1/8 × 15 3/8" (38.4 × 39 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
White Orchid Photograph Acc. 345.2016	1982	Gelatin silver print	12 × 8 15/16" (30.5 × 22.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Ken Moody Photograph Acc. 72.2016	1983	Gelatin silver print	19 × 15 3/8" (48.3 × 39 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Melia Marden Photograph Acc. 346.2016	1983	Gelatin silver print	12 × 8 15/16" (30.5 × 22.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Untitled from the Ken Moody Portfolio Print Acc. 260.1991	1985	Photogravure with watercolor additions	plate: 22 9/16 x 18 13/16" (57.3 x 47.8 cm); sheet: 29 9/16 x 24 13/16" (75.1 x 63 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Gordon and Llura Gund
Untitled from the Ken Moody Portfolio Print Acc. 261.1991	1985	Photogravure with watercolor and gold leaf additions	plate: 22 11/16 x 18 7/8" (57.7 x 48 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 24 3/4" (76 x 62.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Gordon and Llura Gund
Untitled from the Ken Moody Portfolio Print Acc. 262.1991	1985	Photogravure with flocking and watercolor additions	plate: 22 3/4 x 18 5/8" (57.8 x 47.3 cm); sheet: 29 11/16 x 24 9/16" (75.4 x 62.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Gordon and Llura Gund
Untitled from the Ken Moody Portfolio Print Acc. 263.1991	1985	Photogravure with watercolor additions	plate: 22 15/16 x 18 13/16" (58.2 x 47.8 cm); sheet: 29 5/8 x 24 13/16" (75.3 x 63.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Gordon and Llura Gund
Melody/Shoe Photograph Acc. 73.2016	1987	Gelatin silver print	19 1/4 × 19 1/4" (48.9 × 48.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Hermes Photograph Acc. 435.1988	1988	Gelatin silver print	19 1/4 × 19 1/4" (48.9 × 48.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Agnes Gund
Kynaston McShine Photograph Acc. 557.2021	1988	Gelatin silver print	19 × 18 1/2" (48.3 × 47 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of The Estate of Kynaston McShine
Kynaston McShine Photograph Acc. 558.2021	1988	Gelatin silver print	19 × 18 1/2" (48.3 × 47 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of The Estate of Kynaston McShine
Little Apollo Photograph Acc. 347.2016	c. 1988	Gelatin silver print	4 3/4 × 4 15/16" (12 × 12.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
Self-Portrait Photograph Acc. 74.2016	1988	Gelatin silver print	12 × 23 1/8" (30.5 × 58.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Untitled from America Print Acc. 1138.2014	1988	One from a portfolio of three lithographs	composition: 26 1/4 x 21 3/4" (66.6 x 55.2 cm); sheet: 29 3/4 x 24 13/16" (75.5 x 63 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Collection of Jane and Robert Kantor
Untitled from America Print Acc. 277.1989	1988	One from a portfolio of three lithographs	composition: 26 1/4 x 21 3/4" (66.6 x 55.3 cm); sheet: 29 3/4 x 24 13/16" (75.5 x 63.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edition Schellmann, Munich and New York
Untitled from America Print Acc. 278.1989	1988	One from a portfolio of three lithographs	composition: 26 1/4 x 21 3/4" (66.7 x 55.3 cm); sheet: 29 3/4 x 24 13/16" (75.5 x 63.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edition Schellmann, Munich and New York