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

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

Self (archive footage)

Fellow Travelers

Self (archive)

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Self (archive footage)

Kathy Acker

Self

Dirty Pictures

Self

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

Self (archive footage)

No. 18: Mahagonny

Self

Robert Having His Nipple Pierced

Himself (uncredited)