Robert Mapplethorpe
Ken and Tyler

Ken and Tyler

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Ken and Tyler
Ken and Tyler
ArtistAmerican, 1946–1989
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ken and Tyler
Date1985
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 1/16 × 15 1/4 in. (48.4 × 38.7 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1605
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Laurence Miller Gallery, New York]; purchased by Manfred Heiting, December 2, 1981; given to MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black, verso, lower center (with black ink insertions): "© 1985 Robert Mapplethorpe / This photograph was taken in 1985 / and printed in 1985. It may not / be reproduced without written permission / by the photographer [signature]"

Inscribed in black, verso, lower left: "1593 2/10 Ken + Tyler 1985"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: "RMG #8603.007"
Signed in black, verso, lower center

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