Mapplethorpe

[ mey-puhl-thawrp, -thohrp ]

noun

1. Robert, 1946–89, U.S. photographer.

Example Sentences

In April 1990, about a year after photographer Robert Mapplethorpe died of AIDS, “The Perfect Moment,” a retrospective show of 175 works, was scheduled to open at Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Seven of Mapplethorpe’s photos, two featuring nude or partially nude children, were deemed obscene.

From Los Angeles Times

It features historic moments from the civil rights movement to Aids activism, and includes works by Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, William Eggleston, Diane Arbus, Ai Weiwei and others.

From BBC

“Women Defining Women in Contemporary Art of the Middle East and Beyond,” “Kimono for a Modern Age,” the museum’s Robert Mapplethorpe collection or its collection of California photography could go.

From Los Angeles Times

Her memoir about her friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, “Just Kids,” will inspire bright young things for time immemorial, and albums like “Horses”and “Easter” still sound as bracing they did on release day.

From Los Angeles Times