Mapplethorpe
[ mey-puhl-thawrp, -thohrp ]
noun
Robert, 1946–89, U.S. photographer.
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How to use Mapplethorpe in a sentence
But this spring in Paris, the Mapplethorpe hoopla is taking an interesting turn.
Mapplethorpe is infamous for his raw depictions of sexuality, but Rodin was no prude.
In a veritable Mapplethorpe renaissance, two exhibitions have launched in tandem dedicated to his work.
The small, high-contrast photographs are organized in three vertical rows—how Mapplethorpe originally preferred they be displayed.
Robert Mapplethorpe in Los Angeles: Exhibitions at the Getty and LACMA | Isabel Wilkinson | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMapplethorpe's work served as a documentation of what it meant to be young and gay in the 1980s.
Robert Mapplethorpe in Los Angeles: Exhibitions at the Getty and LACMA | Isabel Wilkinson | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
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