Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

Time Out says
James Crump’s excellent ‘Black, White and Gray: A Portrait of Sam
Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe’ is a beautiful and tender glance at
the life of blue-blood art collector Sam Wagstaff and his influence on
photographer (and lover) Robert Mapplethorpe. Wagstaff was a champion
of all kinds of esoteric art forms but here most attention is reserved
for his immense collection of photography, which he later sold to the
Getty Museum. Crump’s film colourfully depicts Wagstaff’s complex inner
mindset and rarefied eye for imagery by allowing the stunning prints to
linger on the screen.
Details
Release details
Release date:
Friday August 15 2008
Duration:
72 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
James Crump
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