Sam Wagstaff
(1921-1987)
American art curator
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Samuel Jones Wagstaff, Jr. (November 4, 1921 – January 14, 1987) was an American art curator and collector as well as the artistic mentor and benefactor of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (who was also his lifetime companion) and poet-punk rocker Patti Smith. Wagstaff is known in part for his support of minimalism, pop art, conceptual art and earthworks, but his aesthetic acceptance and support of photography presaged the acceptance of the medium as a fine art.
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Samuel Jones Wagstaff, Jr. 4 November 1921 New York, USA
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14 January 1987 (aged 65) New York, USA
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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