William and Patti

Robert Mapplethorpe

1949–1989

William and Patti, circa 1977

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: chromogenic color print

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 26.5 x 26.5 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 10 7/16 x 10 7/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 36.8 x 28 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 1/2 x 14 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Gift from the Estate of William S. Burroughs

Accession number: 1999.0336

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Exhibition Label: “Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture and the 1980s,” Aug-2009, Susan Earle Robert Mapplethorpe created portrait photographs of celebrities and stars during Warhol’s era. He also often worked in series. This work portrays writer William S. Burroughs and musician Patti Smith, about two years after Smith’s now-classic punk rock record Horses was released. Warhol knew Mapplethorpe and created a portrait of him.