Robert Mapplethorpe

1946-11-04 – 1989-03-09 (age 42) Queens, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Photos

Known For

Fellow Travelers

2008

as Self (archive)

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No. 18: Mahagonny

1980

as Self

Kathy Acker

1984

as Self

Dirty Pictures

2000

as Self

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Still Moving/Patti Smith

1978

as Himself

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Robert Having His Nipple Pierced

1971

as Himself (uncredited)

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

2007

as Self (archive footage)

Chelsea Hotel

1970

as Self

Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe

2006