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Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

Known for

Acting

Born

November 4, 1946

Birthplace

Queens, New York, USA

Died

March 9, 1989 (aged 42)

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.

Best known work

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

2016
Dirty Pictures

Dirty Pictures

2000
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

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

2007
Robert Having His Nipple Pierced

Robert Having His Nipple Pierced

1971
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

2021
No. 18: Mahagonny

No. 18: Mahagonny

1980
Still Moving/Patti Smith

Still Moving/Patti Smith

1978
Lady

Lady

1984
Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe

Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe

2006
Chelsea Hotel

Chelsea Hotel

1970

Filmography

  1. 2021

    Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2016

    Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

    as Self (archive footage)

  3. 2008

    Fellow Travelers

    as Self (archive)

  4. 2007

  5. 2006

  6. 2000

  7. 1984

    Lady

    Director

  8. 1984

  9. 1980

  10. 1978

    Still Moving/Patti Smith

    as Himself, Director

  11. 1971

    Robert Having His Nipple Pierced

    as Himself (uncredited)

  12. 1970

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