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Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (/ ˈ m eɪ p əl ˌ θ ɔːr p / MAY-pəl-thorp; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes , self-portraits, and still-life images.
Nov 5, 1989 · Rarely did White’s use of Equivalents avoid gimmickry. Whether the allusion is to the body or to the Bible, metaphor failed to enrich his photography. His Biblical references are utterly ...
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Mar 7, 2017 · Robert Mapplethorpe and David Croland by Norman Seelf Patti Smith and David Croland by Judy Linn In 1973, I introduced Robert to Sam Wagstaff. I met Sam on Fire Island at Sam Green's place.
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Jan 15, 2010 · Smith recounts those years, and in particular her relationship with the provocative photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, in a new book called Just Kids.
Nov 17, 2015 · As curator and art historian Germano Celant has observed, Mapplethorpe was deeply spiritual but he plunged headlong into the dark side of religion, courting something of a “Catholic inversion”...
Artists. Robert Mapplethorpe. American Photographer. Born: November 4, 1946 - Floral Park, New York. Died: March 9, 1989 - Boston, Massachusetts. Movements and Styles: Modern Photography. , Straight Photography. , Identity Art and Identity Politics. , Queer Art. , Conceptual Art. "I'm looking for perfections in form. I do that with portraits.
Mar 31, 2016 · By Holland Cotter. March 31, 2016. LOS ANGELES — In a midcareer self-portrait, Robert Mapplethorpe depicted himself as a devil, with a bullwhip for a tail. But he ended up on the side of the...
