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Robert Mapplethorpe
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American photographer (1946–1989)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946-11-04
- Died
- 1989-03-09
- Works
- 70
Top works
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Acting · 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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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1946
- Active to
- 1989
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 2
Robert Mapplethorpe (November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, known for his large-scale, highly stylized black and white portraits, photos of flowers and nude men. The frank homoeroticism of some of the work of his middle period triggered a more general controversy about the public funding of artworks. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Mapplethorpe">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 25
- Cited by
- 42
Research areas
Most cited works
- Robert Mapplethorpe : the black book1988 · 22 cit
- The Black Book1986 · 5 cit
- Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment1991 · 4 cit
- The power of theatrical madness1986 · 3 cit
- Ten by ten2004 · 2 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,971x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,898x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,567x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,950x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,348x
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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
- Official website
- mapplethorpe.org
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- Commons category
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- date of birth
- 1946-11-04
- date of death
- 1989-03-09
- name in native language
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- start of work period
- 1971-01-01
- end of work period
- 1989-01-01
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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. 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.