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Museums page for Robert Mapplethorpe ((1946 - 1989)), known for Photographe-nudes, abstraction. Showing 6 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1946 - 1989 Boston, Massachusetts. Known for: Photographe-nudes, abstraction.
Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was born into suburban America in Long Island in 1946. He received a B.F.A from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, working in various media. At this time he had not yet... Read full biography
Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was born into suburban America in Long Island in 1946. He received a B.F.A from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, working in various media. At this time he had not yet worked in photography, but incorporated many photographic images from magazines and books. Mapplethorpe... Read full biography
Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was born into suburban America in Long Island in 1946. He received a B.F.A from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, working in various media. At this time he had not yet worked in photography, but incorporated many photographic images from magazines and books. Mapplethorpe admired the work of Andy Warhol, who later became a close friend, and soon began taking his own photographs with a Polaroid camera. Mapplethorpe has been quoted in saying, "I never liked photography.... Read full biography
Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was born into suburban America in Long Island in 1946. He received a B.F.A from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, working in various media. At this time he had not yet worked in photography, but incorporated many photographic images from magazines and books. Mapplethorpe admired the work of Andy Warhol, who later became a close friend, and soon began taking his own photographs with a Polaroid camera. Mapplethorpe has been quoted in saying, "I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand." . His first series of Polaroids were self-portraits and of the singer-artist-poet, Patti Smith. In the mid-seventies, he acquired a large... Read full biography
Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was born into suburban America in Long Island in 1946. He received a B.F.A from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, working in various media. At this time he had not yet worked in photography, but incorporated many photographic images from magazines and books. Mapplethorpe admired the work of Andy Warhol, who later became a close friend, and soon began taking his own photographs with a Polaroid camera. Mapplethorpe has been quoted in saying, "I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand." . His first series of Polaroids were self-portraits and of the singer-artist-poet, Patti Smith. In the mid-seventies, he acquired a large format press camera and began taking photographs of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Th... Read full biography
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About Robert Mapplethorpe: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsDenver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132Smith College Museum of Art
20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
Northampton, MA 01063The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, FL 34243