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Robert Mapplethorpe
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Age: 42 †
Born: 1946
Born: November 4
Died: 1989
Died: March 18
Collagist
Photo Artist
Photographer
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Floral Park
Queens
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I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.
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When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.
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I've never lied. I think I've lived a moral life.
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Beauty and the devil are the same thing.
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Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil.
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Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.
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To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.
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I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.
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I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.
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You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.
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I stand naked when I draw. God holds my hand and we sing together.
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When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist.
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I think that it was a great advantage to go into photography not knowing much about it. Not thinking. I think one of the problems with many photographers today is that they never see for themselves, but just like everybody else.
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I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand.
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