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MAPPLETHORPE ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE FLORA

The definitive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe's flower photographs     in a sophisticated
new edition       Robert Mapplethorpe is one of the twentieth century's most important artists
known for his ground-breaking and provocative work. He studied painting  drawing  and sculpture
in Brooklyn in the 1960s and started taking photographs when he acquired a Polaroid camera  in
1970. Beginning in 1973 and until his death in 1989  Mapplethorpe explored the flower with
extraordinary dedication  using a range of photographic processes - from Polaroids to
dye-transfer color works.   In carefully constructed compositions  he captured roses  orchids 
snapdragons  daisies  tulips and other species - both common and rare - and forever transformed
the way we perceive a classic and familiar subject. The result - a stunning body of work - is
collected in this elegant book  with a foreword by Mapplethorpe's close friend Dimitri Levas
and an introduction by Herbert Muschamp.   |The definitive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe's
flower photographs in a sophisticated new edition|    Mark Holborn   is an editor and designer
of books  as well as a writer  who has worked internationally with many leading artists and
photographers. He collaborated with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation on the original 
definitive volumes of Mapplethorpe's work twenty-five years ago. He lives in England.      
Dimitri Levas   is a New York-based art director  whose career has spanned book design 
magazine layout  set design and prop styling. He worked closely with Robert Mapplethorpe over
the years  and with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation on numerous publications.      Herbert
Muschamp   (1947-2007) was a   New York Times    writer and one of the most influential
architecture critics of his generation.

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