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Oct 28, 2019 · A new limited-edition book by photographer Lloyd Ziff documents the first ever shoot Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe did together, back when they were young lovers and aspiring artists...
The Mapplethorpe portrait used for the cover of Smith’s influential 1975 album Horses is iconic, but here the tensile strength of Smith’s brash androgyny is more resolutely laid bare. Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
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The story behind Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith’s first portraits together. As a new exhibition delves into the legacy of his vintage photos of the two iconic artists, Lloyd Ziff tells us how those shots came to be and what, 53 years on, they still mean to him| Re-Edition magazine
His work often made reference to religious or classical imagery, such as a 1975 portrait of Patti Smith from 1986 which recalls Albrecht Dürer's 1500 self-portrait. Between 1980 and 1983, Mapplethorpe created over 150 photographs of bodybuilder Lisa Lyon , culminating in the 1983 photobook Lady, Lisa Lyon , published by Viking Press and with ...
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Robert Mapplethorpe, 04 Nov 1946 - 09 Mar 1989 Patti Smith, born 30 Dec 1946 Date 1978 (printed November 8, 2013) Type Photograph Medium Chromogenic print Dimensions Image: 33.8 × 23.4 cm (13 5/16 × 9 3/16") Sheet: 35.6 × 28.3 cm (14 × 11 1/8") Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22")
Oct 29, 2022 · The start of a unique relationship. According to NPR, Patti Smith met Robert Mapplethorpe on her very first day in New York City in the summer of 1967, describing him as a "hippie shepherd boy" with dark curly hair. They bonded quickly, largely due to their similar upbringings and countercultural views on art, and it wasn't long before they ...
Mar 27, 2013 · March 27, 2013. WERE THEY INNOCENT, IRREDEEMABLY wicked or perhaps a little of both? Lloyd Ziff’s haunting portraits of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, shot in the late 1960s, captured...
