{"product_id":"wagstaff-before-and-after-mapplethorpe-a-biography-9781631490958","title":"Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe: A Biography","description":"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 as art\" (Edmund White). \u003cem\u003eWagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe\u003c\/em\u003e braids together Wagstaff's personal transformation from closeted society bachelor to a rebellious curator with a broader portrait of the tumultuous social, cultural, and sexual upheavals of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, creating a definitive portrait of a man and his era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Gefter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631490958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGefter, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Gefter\u003c\/strong\u003e was on staff at \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e for over fifteen years, where he wrote regularly about photography. His essays are collected in the book \u003cem\u003ePhotography After Frank\u003c\/em\u003e (2009). He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is only available via back order\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52152148328731,"sku":"9781631490958","price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/8392\/2459\/files\/img_66bca2b0-8eb8-4824-9e47-5bb15d7420ef.jpg?v=1777745848","url":"https:\/\/sapphicsociety.com\/en-ca\/products\/wagstaff-before-and-after-mapplethorpe-a-biography-9781631490958","provider":"Sapphic Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}