When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God. – Robert Mapplethorpe
My father wants me to be like my brother, but I cant be. – Robert Mapplethorpe

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God. – Robert Mapplethorpe
My father wants me to be like my brother, but I cant be. – Robert Mapplethorpe
I would never have done what Id done if Id considered my father as somebody I wanted to please. – Robert Mapplethorpe
To make pictures big is to make them more powerful. – Robert Mapplethorpe
Its important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art. – Henry Louis Gates