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Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.
Robert Mapplethorpe
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Age: 42 †
Born: 1946
Born: November 4
Died: 1989
Died: March 18
Collagist
Photo Artist
Photographer
Sculptor
Floral Park
Queens
Bob Mapplethorpe
Robert Maplethorpe
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe
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Flowers
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Sells
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I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.
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I was a Catholic boy, I went to church every Sunday. A church has a certain magic and mystery for a child. It still shows in how I arrange things. It's always little altars.
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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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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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Beauty and the devil are the same thing.
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I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.
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