Robert Mapplethorpe, artist and art
Born Nov 4 1946, Birth Floral Park, New York, USA.
Died March 9, 1989 deathBoston.
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Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.
Robert Mapplethorpe was raised in Queens, a middle child in a Catholic family from which he was later somewhat estranged. He attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn from 1963 to 1970, taking courses in painting, drawing, and sculpture, with no intention at that time of becoming a photographer…
Biography and works
Carleton, 1987
Raymond’ and ‘Self-Portrait’
Interview
Robert Mapplethorpe is very well know of making impressive portraits, and is skilled in the arts of the flower and black and white photography. I’ll be showing you a collection of his flower art. He especially likes orchids and calla lilies. He brings the best out of them, beautiful colors, contrast, composition and lighting. All that is taken into consideration to make something really impressive…
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