Photographer
Robert Mapplethorpe
His work triggered a congressional fight over public arts funding in 1989, months after he died of AIDS at forty-two.
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images. His most controversial works documented and examined the gay male BDSM subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- Born
- 1946-11-04, New York, New York, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1989-03-09, Boston, Massachusetts, USAA Thursday, aged 42
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1946-11-04, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 11°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 11°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 4°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 1°21′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Scorpio | 28°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 8°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 8°39′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 21°12′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 9°33′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 13°20′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1989-03-09, Boston, Massachusetts, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 19°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 16°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 28°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 12°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 28°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 29°47′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 12°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 4°55′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 12°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 15°03′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Robert Mapplethorpe was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.