Robert Mapplethorpe: References & Edit History
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Patricia Morrisroe, Mapplethorpe: A Biography (1995, reissued 1997); Arthur C. Danto, Playing with the Edge: The Photographic Achievement of Robert Mapplethorpe (1996).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: International Center of Photography - Robert Mapplethorpe. | Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Getty - Robert Mapplethorpe. | Aug 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Robert Mapplethorpe: From suburbia to subversive gay icon. | Apr 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Robert Mapplethorpe: Beyond controversy. | Jan 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Galleries of Scotland - Robert Mapplethorpe. | Aug 31, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - Robert Mapplethorpe: Subject Object Image review οΏ½ penises, perfection and Patti Smith. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Robert Mapplethorpe. | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Photograph of Mapplethorpe added. | Dec 18, 2023 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Dec 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Robert Mapplethorpe Β The Photographer Who Shocked America. | Aug 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. | Apr 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Center of Photography - Robert Mapplethorpe. | Feb 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Tate - The Photographs of Robert Mapplethorpe. | Dec 30, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Artnet - Robert Mapplethorpe. | Oct 14, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Robert Mapplethorpe. | Jun 08, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. | May 07, 2012 | ||
| Changed "Massachussetts" to "Mass." | Jul 22, 2010 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 22, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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