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Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (/ ˈmeɪpəlˌθɔːrp / 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.
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Robert Mapplethorpe took many photographs of Patti Smith. He photographed her for the cover of her 1973 volume of poetry, Witt, and her album Horses in 1975. Horses went on to achieve iconic status in popular music and defined Smith’s androgynous and uncompromising style.
Learn about Robert Mapplethorpe, an American photographer who captured portraits, nudes, and S&M scenes in black-and-white. Explore his artworks, exhibitions, and news on Artnet, a platform for buying and selling art.
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Nov 1, 2016 · Learn about Robert Mapplethorpe, an American photographer known for his black-and-white portraits, nudes, and BDSM images. Explore his biography, exhibitions, publications, and works online at MoMA.
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Aug 31, 2024 · Robert Mapplethorpe (born Nov. 4, 1946, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died March 9, 1989, Boston, Mass.) was an American photographer who was noted for austere photographs of flowers, celebrities, and male nudes; among the latter were some that proved controversial because of their explicitly homoerotic and sadomasochistic themes.
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Mapplethorpe championed erotic black and white photography of fetish and leather gay imagery, along with flowers, children, and celebrities portraits.