Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 - 1989)

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Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer, celebrated for his black-and-white photographs that captured a range of subjects including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images. Born in New York in 1946, Mapplethorpe's work is renowned for its technical precision, formal elegance, and controversial content, particularly his documentation of the gay male BDSM subculture and his erotic art. His body of work not only includes provocative themes but also more traditional subjects like flowers, showcasing his versatile artistic talent.

Robert Mapplethorpe's education at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn was foundational to his artistic journey, where he met Patti Smith and began his explorations in photography, initially through Polaroid camera use before advancing to more sophisticated techniques. His collaboration with Lisa Lyon, the first World Women's Bodybuilding Champion, and his retrospectives at significant institutions like the Whitney Museum of American Art highlight his broad artistic impact and continued influence in the art world. Despite his premature death in 1989 due to complications from AIDS, Mapplethorpe's legacy endures, supported by the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation which promotes photography and funds medical research​.

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Date and place of birt:4 november 1946, Floral Park, USA
Date and place of death:9 march 1989, Boston, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Photographer
Genre:Nude art, Portrait
Art style:Post War Art, Black & white photo

Creators USA

James Carroll Beckwith (1852 - 1917)
James Carroll Beckwith
1852 - 1917
Suzie Zuzek (1920 - 2011)
Suzie Zuzek
1920 - 2011
Andrew Michael Dasburg (1887 - 1979)
Andrew Michael Dasburg
1887 - 1979
Peter Blume (1906 - 1992)
Peter Blume
1906 - 1992
Thomas Hart Benton (1889 - 1975)
Thomas Hart Benton
1889 - 1975
Robert Adams (1937)
Robert Adams
1937
Mike Kelley (1954 - 2012)
Mike Kelley
1954 - 2012
John Wesley Hardrick (1891 - 1968)
John Wesley Hardrick
1891 - 1968
Marcus Jansen (1968)
Marcus Jansen
1968
Robert Edge Pine (1730 - 1788)
Robert Edge Pine
1730 - 1788
Carroll Dunham (1949)
Carroll Dunham
1949
Ilya Kabakov (1933 - 2023)
Ilya Kabakov
1933 - 2023
Wolfgang Laib (1950)
Wolfgang Laib
1950
Lennart Anderson (1928 - 2015)
Lennart Anderson
1928 - 2015
Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871 - 1954)
Elizabeth Shippen Green
1871 - 1954
Ena Swansea (1966)
Ena Swansea
1966

Creators Black & white photo

Karl Knaths (1891 - 1971)
Karl Knaths
1891 - 1971
Victor-Joseph Roux-Champion (1871 - 1953)
Victor-Joseph Roux-Champion
1871 - 1953
Hans Arnold Zeller (1897 - 1983)
Hans Arnold Zeller
1897 - 1983
Raimo Veranen (1942 - 2011)
Raimo Veranen
1942 - 2011
Domenico Paladino (1948)
Domenico Paladino
1948
Joan Mitchell (1926 - 1992)
Joan Mitchell
1926 - 1992
Richard Estes (1932)
Richard Estes
1932
Paolo Minoli (1942 - 2004)
Paolo Minoli
1942 - 2004
Hugo Scheele (1881 - 1960)
Hugo Scheele
1881 - 1960
Werner Reuter (1902 - 1962)
Werner Reuter
1902 - 1962
Pavel Mikhailovich Kozhin (1904 - 1975)
Pavel Mikhailovich Kozhin
1904 - 1975
Mary Vieira (1927 - 2001)
Mary Vieira
1927 - 2001
Georg Grulich (1911 - 1993)
Georg Grulich
1911 - 1993
Margot Fischer-Dietz (1925 - 2007)
Margot Fischer-Dietz
1925 - 2007
Paul Outerbridge II (1896 - 1958)
Paul Outerbridge II
1896 - 1958
Pierre Alechinsky (1927)
Pierre Alechinsky
1927