Robert Mapplethorpe
Photographer
He gained prominence for his large black and white photos of celebrities, nude models, and flowers, and children.
He was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Our Lady of the Snows Parish in Queens, New York.
He became responsible for a national debate over the public funding of art after photographing the underground BDSM scene in the late 1960s.
He was raised by his parents, Harry and Joan Mapplethorpe, along with his five brothers and sisters.
Another their photographer is Annie Leibovitz.