Comments on: Longest Blog Post…EVER http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/09/24/longest-blog-postever/ "A fashion picture is a portrait, just as a portrait is a fashion picture." - Irving Penn Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:43:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 by: Keith Green http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/09/24/longest-blog-postever/#comment-516 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:20:22 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/09/24/longest-blog-postever/#comment-516 The Edward Mapplethorpe feature in the recent issue of New York magazine, was indeed astounding. For the record: One of Ed’s portraits entitled, “Keith”, featured in the segment, “The Evolution of Edward Mapplethorpe” is in fact, me. Shortly after the portrait was captured, Ed made about a dozen prints; one from each negative. He gave one to me and later showed the entire collection to a PE from Interview magazine with whom he’d worked on a few assignments during that time. The PE immediately arranged a meeting between Ed and pop icon, Elton John who then purchased a limited edition print as part of his massive and well publicized fine art photography collection. Keith Green The Edward Mapplethorpe feature in the recent issue of New York magazine, was indeed astounding.

For the record: One of Ed’s portraits entitled, “Keith”, featured in the segment, “The Evolution of Edward Mapplethorpe” is in fact, me.

Shortly after the portrait was captured, Ed made about a dozen prints; one from each negative. He gave one to me and later showed the entire collection to a PE from Interview magazine with whom he’d worked on a few assignments during that time. The PE immediately arranged a meeting between Ed and pop icon, Elton John who then purchased a limited edition print as part of his massive and well publicized fine art photography collection.

Keith Green

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