53rd Street Books

The Artistic Bond of Patti & Robert

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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "Spellbinding and quirky" - People Meet Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe, two young souls who collided in 1960s Brooklyn. • Bound by innocence and artistry • Together they explored the city's underbelly • From Coney Island to Max's Kansas City A love story that turns into an elegy. Discover their journey, a tribute to NYC's creative explosion of the late sixties and seventies. What happens when fate brings two artists together?