Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe: A Biography

by Philip Gefter

Book Overview

A legendary curator, collector, and patron of the arts, Sam Wagstaff was a "figure who stood at the intersection of gay life and the art world and brought glamour and daring to both" (Andrew Solomon). Now, in Philip Gefter's groundbreaking biography, he emerges as a cultural visionary. Gefter documents the influence of the man who--although known today primarily as the mentor and lover of Robert Mapplethorpe--"almost invented the idea of photography...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631490958
• ISBN13: 9781631490958
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.9"