Robert Mapplethorpe

Born: 1946-11-04

Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Dirty Pictures

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

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

Kathy Acker

No. 18: Mahagonny

Chelsea Hotel

Still Moving/Patti Smith

Robert Having His Nipple Pierced

Lady

Top Movie Credits

Dirty Pictures Self

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures Self (archive footage)

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande Self (archive footage)

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe Self (archive footage)

Kathy Acker Self

No. 18: Mahagonny Self

Chelsea Hotel Self

Still Moving/Patti Smith Director

Robert Having His Nipple Pierced Himself (uncredited)

Lady Director