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Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

New York, United States · b. 1946 — d. 1989

Object Record Structure: Part Object Record Structure: Whole Object Record Structure: Group Drawings Diffusion Transfer Prints

Robert Mapplethorpe American, 1946–1989

Timeline

Born 1946 — Died 1989

1940s

Self-Portrait (With Dancer)

Self-Portrait (With Dancer)

1960s

Muscleman

Muscleman

Tie Rack

Tie Rack

1970s

Untitled (T-Shirt)

Untitled (T-Shirt)

Leatherman #1

Leatherman #1

Untitled (Sam Wagstaff)

Untitled (Sam Wagstaff)

Untitled (3 T-Shirts)

Untitled (3 T-Shirts)

+553

1980s

Branches

Branches

Diane Benson

Diane Benson

Raymond Sheldon

Raymond Sheldon

Flower

Flower

+1604

Works

2,168 artworks

Clothespinned Mouth

Clothespinned Mouth

, 1978

Lion Head With Ring

Lion Head With Ring

, 1978

Marcus Leatherdale

Marcus Leatherdale

, 1978

Robert Levithan

Robert Levithan

, 1978

Ileana Sonnabend

Ileana Sonnabend

, 1978

Tom of Finland

, 1978

Phillip, Paris

, 1978

Torso

, 1978

Andre

, 1978

Robert Sherman

, 1978

Joe, NYC

, 1978

Patti Smith

, 1978

Joe / Rubberman

Joe / Rubberman

, 1978

John Cheim

, 1978

Patti Smith

, 1978

Clothespinned Mouth

Clothespinned Mouth

, 1978

The Sluggard

, 1978

Colin Streeter

, 1978

Patti Smith

, 1978

Samia

, 1978

Downtown Art Dealers

Downtown Art Dealers

, 1978

Lou, N.Y.C.

, 1978

Marcus Leatherdale

Marcus Leatherdale

, 1978

Chrysanthemum, N.Y.C.

Chrysanthemum, N.Y.C.

, 1978

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