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Institute of Fine Arts. Known for. Curator, collector. Samuel Jones Wagstaff Jr. (November 4, 1921 – January 14, 1987) was an American art curator, collector, and the artistic mentor and benefactor of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (who was also his lifetime companion) and poet - punk rocker Patti Smith.
Sam Wagstaff: The Man Who Made Mapplethorpe. In 2011, the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University received 30 prints from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. The set includes some of the more ...
Apr 24, 2007 · By Philip Gefter. April 24, 2007. Tall, handsome and rich would be one way to describe Sam Wagstaff, a legendary figure in the international art world of the 1970s and ’80s. Urbane is another...
Learn about the little-known photographs of Sam Wagstaff, a pioneering photography collector and curator. See how he captured his friends, lovers and the world with a personal and artistic vision.
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Oct 22, 2014 · Sam Wagstaff’s Passion Transformed the Art Market - The New York Times. The Man Who Loved Photographs. Sam Wagstaff in his New York apartment in 1976. Arnold Newman/Getty Images. By...
Jan 5, 1997 · DOWNTOWN CHRONICLES about Sam Wagstaff, the collector of photography who championed Robert Mapplethorpe. The aristocratic Wagstaff was born in New York in 1921. He transformed the landscape...
Dec 5, 2014 · By Deborah Solomon. Dec. 5, 2014. The mention of Sam Wagstaff’s name is likely to elicit a respectful nod from anyone who cares about photography. He made his mark in the ’70s, when he...
