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Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

American, 1946–1989

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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. His most controversial works documented and examined the gay male BDSM subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Works in Collection

44 works
Ajitto

Ajitto

Robert Mapplethorpe

1981

Album cover for Patti Smith, Horses

Album cover for Patti Smith, Horses

Robert Mapplethorpe

1975

Alistair Butler

Alistair Butler

Robert Mapplethorpe

1980

Arm (Self-Portrait)

Arm (Self-Portrait)

Robert Mapplethorpe

1976

Arnold Schwartzenegger

Arnold Schwartzenegger

Robert Mapplethorpe

1976

Bob Love

Bob Love

Robert Mapplethorpe

1979

Derrick Cross

Derrick Cross

Robert Mapplethorpe

1982

Dominick and Elliot

Dominick and Elliot

Robert Mapplethorpe

1979

Hermes

Hermes

Robert Mapplethorpe

1988

Horse

Horse

Robert Mapplethorpe

1982

Jim, Sausalito

Jim, Sausalito

Robert Mapplethorpe

1977

Ken Moody

Ken Moody

Robert Mapplethorpe

1983

Kynaston McShine

Kynaston McShine

Robert Mapplethorpe

1988

Kynaston McShine

Kynaston McShine

Robert Mapplethorpe

1988

Larry and Bobby Kissing

Larry and Bobby Kissing

Robert Mapplethorpe

1979

Leather Crotch

Leather Crotch

Robert Mapplethorpe

1980

Lisa Lyon

Lisa Lyon

Robert Mapplethorpe

1980

Little Apollo

Little Apollo

Robert Mapplethorpe

c. 1988

Melia Marden

Melia Marden

Robert Mapplethorpe

1983

Melody/Shoe

Melody/Shoe

Robert Mapplethorpe

1987

Parkett no. 8

Parkett no. 8

Robert Mapplethorpe

1986

Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Robert Mapplethorpe

c. 1973

Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Robert Mapplethorpe

1978

Patti Smith, Horses (Poster for album distributed by Arista Records, New York)

Patti Smith, Horses (Poster for album distributed by Aris...

Robert Mapplethorpe

1975

Exhibitions

6 exhibitions

Feb 13, 1977 – Apr 09, 1978

New Art for the New Year

33 artists

Apr 18, 1977 – Jun 26, 1977

Artists by Artists

43 artists · 1 curator

Jul 26, 1978 – Oct 02, 1978

Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

101 artists · 1 curator

Oct 01, 1979 – Nov 27, 1979

People Watching

19 artists

Nov 07, 1985 – Jan 07, 1986

Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840–1985

58 artists · 1 curator

Nov 13, 1989 – Mar 13, 1990

For 20 Years: Editions Schellmann

21 artists · 1 curator