Patti Smith
October 21, 2011 – February 19, 2012
In conjunction with the exhibition Patti Smith: Camera Solo, visitors explored the poetry, music, art and life of cultural icon Patti Smith. The exhibition included related images by and about Smith’s friend and collaborator, the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe as a reflection of their singular relationship. The exhibition asked visitors to write a poem about someone who had inspired them.

Andy Warhol, American, 1928-1987, Robert Mapplethorpe, 1983, Screenprint on museum board, Contemporary Art Purchase Fund, 1998.16.1

(L-R):L:Robert Mapplethorpe, American, 1946-1989, Lisa Lyon, 1982, Gelatin silver print, Gift of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, 1991.48
R:Robert Mapplethorpe, American, 1946-1989, Ken and Tyler, 1982, Platinum print, Gift of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, 1991.49
– Patti Smith, from her memoir Just Kids, 2010
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