- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Robert Mapplethorpe was born on November 4, 1946 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Breathless (1983), Lady (1984) and Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978). He died on March 9, 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- His work has been referenced on The Simpsons (1989). In Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (1994), Homer inadvertently picks up a copy of one of his nude photograph books, and is immediately horrified.
- In 1972 he met art curator Sam Wagstaff who gave him $500,000 to buy a loft at 24 Bond St.
- Ex-boyfriend of Patti Smith. Lifetime companion of Sam Wagstaff.
- Grew up in Floral Park, New York.
- Had three brothers and two sisters.
- I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.
- I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence.
- To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.
- You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.
- When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.
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