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The 1960's was an interesting era. Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe met by accident when Patti arrived in New York and had an intense relationship for several years. She came to NY looking for a job because the opportunities in her hometown were minimal and he was escaping his religious family. They survived together pooling their resources from a variety of jobs and lucky interactions with potential benefactors. Winding up at the Chelsea Hotel which was a hot bed of Beat Generation artists a
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