“I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married men were gay and no one thought anything about it.”
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer known for his bold and controversial works. His photography covered a range of subjects including portraiture, nudes, plants, and still lifes, with his human nude photography being particularly famous. Mapplethorpe's work sparked widespread debate in the art world and among the public, and his style has had a profound influence on photographers that followed. more
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