Sam Wagstaff
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Sam Wagstaff was an influential American art curator and collector best known for championing photography as a fine art and for his close personal and professional relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art collector
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art curator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | AIDS-related complications ⓘ |
| closeCollaborator | Robert Mapplethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionAcquiredBy | J. Paul Getty Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University Institute of Fine Arts
NERFINISHED
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Detroit Institute of Arts
NERFINISHED
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Wadsworth Atheneum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
museum curation
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photography collecting ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | Robert Mapplethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Robert Mapplethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
championing photography as a fine art
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collecting photography ⓘ influential role in the recognition of photography in the art market ⓘ |
| notableWork | major collection of photographs later acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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art curator ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| partner | Robert Mapplethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
curator of contemporary art at the Detroit Institute of Arts
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curator of contemporary art at the Wadsworth Atheneum ⓘ |
| residence |
Detroit
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New York City ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
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