The Thrill of the Chase

J. Paul Getty Museum, CA

NOW CLOSED

The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs

In 1973, with the assistance of his lover Robert Mapplethorpe, Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr. (American, 1921–1987) came to realize that photography was an underappreciated and undervalued art form. Over the next decade, Wagstaff assembled one of the most important private collections of photographs in the world. Read more.

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