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From Brooklyn to the Chelsea Hotel : a Life of Art and Friendship
Apr 25, 2018booknrrd rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Patti Smith's memoir of her life with Robert Mapplethorpe beginning in 1967 and ending around the time that her debut album came out in 1975. She covers her relationship with Mapplethorpe after that period but the focus is on the years that they lived together first in Brooklyn, then in Manhattan. I knew next to nothing about Smith prior to reading this, so I found myself spending a lot of time doing additional reading. Smith has a gift for writing. Her background in poetry really shines through and her love for Mapplethorpe.