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Robert Mapplethorpe – A Brief History

It was really fun to take acid and be crazy all night. Robert and I were friends because we were both outsiders. That was just amplified by the 60s and the feeling that everything was changing. CZ: I love how unplanned moments like this can turn into such special one-of-a-kind moments… LZ: Exactly and you know it sort of stayed special because Robert and I stayed friends.

Artist Jack Walls Survived His Boyfriend, Robert Mapplethorpe—and All the Haters, Too

So I took everything with a grain of salt. At that point, I was also interested in being some type of writer or actor. And I was aware of the challenges before me, not only as a Black gay man but just as a Black man in America. Jack: It wasn't an incident. It was the way it was—period.

Robert Mapplethorpe

Wagstaff and Mapplethorpe would themselves go on to become one of the most celebrated couples of 20th century New York; the glamorous pair also becoming part of the growing visibility of a gay identity. I helped Sam be more open about his sexuality. His long-running series of self-portraits were a way of exploring and critiquing masculinities and the slippery zone between genders.