Patti Smith (Neckbrace), New York
Artist
Robert Mapplethorpe
(American, 1946 - 1989)
Date1977
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)
Overall, Paper: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 25 13/16 × 21 in. (65.6 × 53.3 cm)
Overall, Paper: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 25 13/16 × 21 in. (65.6 × 53.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number78.418A
Terms
- Woman
- Neckbrace
- New York
On View
Not on viewLabel TextRobert Mapplethorpe American, 1946–1989 Patti Smith (Neckbrace), New York, 1977 Gelatin silver print This portrait is a testament to a deep bond. Robert Mapplethorpe and punk rock singer and poet Patti Smith met in New York in the late 1960s, becoming roommates, lovers, and lifelong friends. In 1977, Smith took a fall from a stage during a performance, fracturing several vertebrae in her neck. The portrait Mapplethorpe took that year shows Smith in a state of convalescence, holding her neck brace out toward the camera. Gift of the artist 78.418A
