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Bookmark or Share- Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe? - TheCollectorRobert Mapplethorpe was an American artist, best known for his black-and-white photography, which often focused on themes of sexuality and gender. Jan 13, 2024 • By Lara Curran, MA Contemporary Art, BA Fine Art, BA Art History & English Lit.
- Robert Mapplethorpe Photography, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStoryMapplethorpe championed erotic black and white photography of fetish and leather gay imagery, along with flowers, children, and celebrities portraits.
- Robert Mapplethorpe - Biography - ICPBorn in Queens in 1946, Robert Mapplethorpe attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where he majored in graphic arts, concentrating on drawing, painting, and sculpture. His largely psychedelic work reflected his interest in William Blake and the Surrealists.
- 20 iconic photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe - PictolicIn memory of the legendary American photographer, we have selected several of his striking works. Robert Mapplethorpe is one of the most famous and talented photographers of the second half of the twentieth century. In a sense, he was a follower of Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham.
- Robert Mapplethorpe | American Photographer, Artist & Activist | BritannicaRobert 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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