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Description edit
With Robert Mapplethorpe's full endorsement and encouragement, Morrisroe interviewed more than 300 friends, lovers, family members and critics to form this definitive biography of America's most censored and celebrated photographer. 32 pages of photos.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Robert Mapplethorpe: Add a description of this character.
- Howard Read
- Sam Wagstaff
- Patti Smith
- Moore
- Harry
- Joan
- Richard
- John Mckendry
- Jim Nelson
- Lynn Davis
- Dimitri Levas
- Jack Walls
- Pratt
- Sandy Daley
- Max
- Keller
- Lisa Lyon
- Holly Solomon
- Carroll
- Logan
- Shepard
- Milton
- Rimbaud
- Michael Stout
- Andy Warhol
- Ingrid Sischy
- Nancy
- Leatherdale
- Tom
- Terry
- Miller
- Michels
- Fred
Setting & Locations edit
- New York
- London
- Bond Street
- Floral Park
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
- Manhattan
- Paris
- America
- Croland
- Detroit
- Whitney
- Europe
- Washington
- New Jersey
- Brooklyn
- Soho
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- United States
- Frankfurt
- Chicago
- Amsterdam
- Queens
- Radio Ethiopia
- England
- Greenwich Village
- California
- D.c.
- Hartford
- Sausalito
- Knaust
- Coney Island
- Chelsea
- Bleecker Street
- Vanity Fair
- Wall Street
- Long Island
- P.s.
- Finland
- Mustique
- Upper East Side
- West Street
- St. Vincent's Hospital
- Italy
- Sacred Heart
First Sentence edit
Harry Mapplethorpe craved the ordinary the way others lust for the strange and exotic.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Patricia Morrisroe (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0394576500
Page Count: 461
Publisher: Random House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0394576500
Page Count: 461
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 770.92
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