Robert Mapplethorpe
publication date: Monday, February 23, 2009 (part of Round XXXVIII)
category: Art
clue: His subjects, including naked children, naked adults with objects anally inserted, and flowers, did not have to go naked for a week to pose for his controversial shots.
explanation: Mapplethorpe was a controversial photographer of the aforementioned subjects. The words "naked for a week" were a play on the clue for David Hamilton (1213). more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Aaron Shurtleff, Jerry Mathis, and Tony Peters
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