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1946 - 1989

Robert Mapplethorpe  American Photographer

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Relationships

Robert Mapplethorpe was in relationships with Jack Walls (1982 - 1989), Sam Wagstaff (1972 - 1988), David Croland (1971 - 1973), Patti Smith (1967 - 1972), John McKendry and Jack Fritscher.

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Robert Mapplethorpe is a member of the following lists: Obscenity controversies, Burials at St. John's Cemetery (Queens) and Patti Smith.

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Relationship Statistics

Type	Total	Longest	Average	Shortest
Dating	6	16 years	5 years	2 years
Total	6	16 years	5 years	2 years

Details

First Name	Robert
Last Name	Mapplethorpe
Birthday	4th November, 1946
Birthplace	Floral Park, New York, USA
Died	9th March, 1989
Place of Death	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Cause of Death	AIDS (-related complications)
Buried	St. John Cemetery, New York City, U.S.
Height	5' 10" (178 cm)
Build	Average
Eye Color	Hazel
Hair Color	Brown - Dark
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Sexuality	Gay
Religion	Roman Catholic
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	American
University	Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (dropped out in 1969)
Occupation Text	Photographer, Director
Occupation	Photographer
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Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) 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. A 1989 exhibition of Mapplethorpe's work, titled Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment, sparked a debate in the United States concerning both use of public funds for "obscene" artwork and the Constitutional limits of free speech in the United States.

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