Artist Biographies

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946 - 1989)

Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the 20th century's most controversial photographers. His work challenged the definition of photography by introducing new techniques and formats into the medium. He produced images that have come to be identified with the mores, sexual politics, and climate of the times.

His work has been widely exhibited and is in many private collections around the world.

He died in 1989 from complications due to AIDS.

BIRTHPLACE: Floral Park, NY EDUCATION: Pratt Institute EXHIBITIONS: Light Gallery, New York, NY

Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, NY

La Remise du Parc, Paris, France

Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY

Chrysler Museum, VA

Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC

Texas Gallery, Houston, TX

Vision Gallery, Boston, MA

Gallerie Jurka, Amsterdam, Holland

Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Institute of Contemporary Art, London, England

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Cincinnati Museum of Art

Copyright (c) 1997 Bruce McGaw Graphics. All rights reserved.