Robert+Mapplethorpe

=Robert Mappplethorpe= was chosen because he was not only a notable 1980s photographer, but because he was one of many artists funded by the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) who came under fire in the 1980s for pornographic content. =__Facts:__= =__Robert Mapplethorpe Qutoes__= (He was apparently very quotable) Portrait of the Artist Artwork An Interview with the Artist
 * Born 1946-Died 1989 (HIV)
 * American Photographer, Black and White Prints
 * Emphasis on formal beauty, subject matter mostly flowers, portraits and nudes
 * American Family Association attacks Mapplethorpe's work, Sen. Jesse Helms joins the fight.
 * 1990 //Perfect Moment// exhibit in Cincinnati sparks prosecution of head of the Cincinnati Arts Center under charges of "pandering obscenity."
 * 1997 Established the Robert Mapplethorpe foundation to promote photography, support museums that exhibit photographic art, and to fund medical research and finance projects in the fight against AIDS and HIV-related infection. to promote photography, support museums that exhibit photographic art, and to fund medical research and finance projects in the fight against AIDS and HIV-related infection.
 * "My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be."
 * "I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence."
 * "I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made."

=Web Sites= [|1980 Article from MIT's The Tech about Mapplethorpe's Controversies] [|The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation] [|Wikipedia Entry on Robert Mapplethorpe]