Many years ago, I stayed at the Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel in Nashville. I was very pleased to see that the guest rooms were decorated with photographs of flowers by Robert Mapplethorpe.
The fact that his pictures were used for decoration didn't compromise his integrity, and didn't diminish the artistic merit of his work. It did pay the rent and helped moderate his somewhatly tarnished reputation among the rednecks of Tennessee.
That ain't a bad thing.
I also stayed at the Sheraton Hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans where the guest rooms are decorated with photographs by Louis Suhac. Seeing his work in my room inspired me to make a special effort to visit his gallery.
That ain't bad either.
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