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Robert Mapplethorpe
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American photographer (1946–1989)
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Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer, art photographer, sculptor, and film director. Born in Queens, New York, in 1946, he was educated at Pratt Institute and resided in Floral Park. He worked primarily in New York City and spoke English. Mapplethorpe’s field of work included photography, with genres such as nude, still life, and portrait. He was influenced by Cindy Sherman, Tom of Finland, and Sam Wagstaff.
Mapplethorpe participated in Documenta 6 and documenta 7. His works are held in the collections of the Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. He died in Boston in 1989 from natural causes. He was a male who identified with Reform Judaism and had a sexual orientation of homosexuality.
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Film & TV
Queens, New York, USA
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe 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.
Known for
- Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande — Self (archive footage)2021
- Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures — Self (archive footage)2016
- Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe — Self (archive footage)2007
- Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe2006
- Dirty Pictures — Self2000
- Kathy Acker — Self1984
- No. 18: Mahagonny — Self1980
- Still Moving/Patti Smith — Himself1978
- Robert Having His Nipple Pierced — Himself (uncredited)1971
- Chelsea Hotel — Self1970
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Michael Mapplethorpe , ( 1946-11-04 ) November 4, 1946, Queens , New York City, U.S.
- Died
- March 9, 1989 (1989-03-09) (aged 42), Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.
- Resting place
- St. John Cemetery , Queens , New York City
- Education
- Pratt Institute
- Known for
- Photography
- Partner s
- Patti Smith (1967–1970), David Croland (1970–1972), Sam Wagstaff (1972–1987)
- Website
- mapplethorpe .org
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Reform Judaism
- Participant in
- documenta 7
- Field of work
- photography
- Genre
- portrait
- Official website
- mapplethorpe.org
- Work location
- New York City
- Residence
- Floral Park
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- Robert Mapplethorpe
- date of birth
- 1946-11-04
- date of death
- 1989-03-09
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- influenced by
- Sam Wagstaff
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- name in native language
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- archives at
- Getty Research Institute
- start of work period
- 1971-01-01
- end of work period
- 1989-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
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. His most controversial works documented and examined the gay male BDSM subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Mapplethorpe is said to have drawn inspiration from George Dureau, an American black and white photographer ten years his senior, who composed shots of fully nude African American and disabled men, in his home city of New Orleans.
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