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Mapplethorpe, Robert. (1946–1989) & Smith, Patti. (b. 1946) . Signed Joint Exhibition Poster.

Patti Smith: Drawings / Robert Mapplethorpe: Film and Stills. Exhibition poster Signed by both, "Robert" and "Patti Smith." The poster, for their joint show at Robert Miller Gallery, NY, held between June 7th and 24th, 1978, showing reproductions of a photograph by Mapplethorpe and a drawing by Smith. Each signed at lower left of the relevant work. 20 x 29.75 inches (50.8 x 76cm); moderate fading to background (but signatures are bold), mounted to larger board at two points. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, [1978]; signatures: Np, circa 1978.

"Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe had a unique relationship: they were friends, lovers, artistic collaborators and soul mates. Mapplethorpe and Smith met in 1967 and quickly become lovers; they would live with one another for the next few years. The years they spent together proved to be formative to their artistic development; while Mapplethorpe emerged in the mid-1970s as a successful artist, Smith would achieve simultaneous success as a poet and musician, associated with the punk music genre." ("Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: Artist and Muse," The Tate Museum, http://www.tate.org.uk) Mapplethorpe shot the covers for Smith's first four albums, including the iconic cover image for her 1975 album Horses.


American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "Godmother of Punk", her work was a fusion of rock and poetry. In 2005, Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture and in 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On November 17, 2010, she won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids.

Mapplethorpe, Robert. (1946–1989) & Smith, Patti. (b. 1946) Signed Joint Exhibition Poster

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Mapplethorpe, Robert. (1946–1989) & Smith, Patti. (b. 1946) . Signed Joint Exhibition Poster.

Patti Smith: Drawings / Robert Mapplethorpe: Film and Stills. Exhibition poster Signed by both, "Robert" and "Patti Smith." The poster, for their joint show at Robert Miller Gallery, NY, held between June 7th and 24th, 1978, showing reproductions of a photograph by Mapplethorpe and a drawing by Smith. Each signed at lower left of the relevant work. 20 x 29.75 inches (50.8 x 76cm); moderate fading to background (but signatures are bold), mounted to larger board at two points. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, [1978]; signatures: Np, circa 1978.

"Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe had a unique relationship: they were friends, lovers, artistic collaborators and soul mates. Mapplethorpe and Smith met in 1967 and quickly become lovers; they would live with one another for the next few years. The years they spent together proved to be formative to their artistic development; while Mapplethorpe emerged in the mid-1970s as a successful artist, Smith would achieve simultaneous success as a poet and musician, associated with the punk music genre." ("Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: Artist and Muse," The Tate Museum, http://www.tate.org.uk) Mapplethorpe shot the covers for Smith's first four albums, including the iconic cover image for her 1975 album Horses.


American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "Godmother of Punk", her work was a fusion of rock and poetry. In 2005, Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture and in 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On November 17, 2010, she won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids.