Robert Mapplethorpe Biography

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NAME: Robert Mapplethorpe
OCCUPATION: Activist, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
BIRTH DATE: November 04, 1946
DEATH DATE: March 09, 1989
EDUCATION: Pratt Institute

PLACE OF BIRTH: Floral Park, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: Boston, Massachusetts

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Robert Mapplethorpe, recognized as a giant of late 20th century photography, is best known for his large-scale, highly stylized black and white portraits.

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Robert Mapplethorpe is widely recognized as a giant of late 20th century photograph and is best known for his large-scale, highly stylized black and white portraits of flowers and nude men. His depiction of frank, homosexual eroticism continues to incite controversy and has raised questions of censorship in art at various points. He died of AIDS-related complications in 1989.