Robert Mapplethorpe
Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)

Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)

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Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)
Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)
Date1977
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/16 x 13 15/16 in. (35.7 x 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.7 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Anthony G. Cronin Memorial Collection, gift of Fredericka Hunter and Ian Glennie
Object number78.177
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceFredericka Hunter and Ian Glennie, Houston; given to MFAH, 1978.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, recto, bottom left below image: 3/3
Signed in pencil, recto, bottom right below image: Robert Mapplethorpe
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom left edge: 69.6. Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)
Signed in pencil, recto, bottom right below image: Robert Mapplethorpe

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