DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Exhibit: In Memoriam: Prince, 1958-2016:
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Description of Pictures: In Memoriam: Prince
April 22, 2016 – May 31, 2016
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery recognizes the life and accomplishments of Prince Nelson with a photograph by Lynn Goldsmith. The image was taken in 1993.
Prince’s music fused soul and rock ’n’ roll with incandescent showmanship and virtuoso guitar work. From the unlikely outpost of Minneapolis, his first club hits featured young urban characters seeking sexual redemption from alienation. In the 1980s, he refined a pop sensibility informed by political consciousness, alternating party songs with social protest on 1999 (1982) and Sign o’ the Times (1987). His songs melded James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and P-Funk and also carry the melodic imagination of the Beatles, Miles Davis, and Joni Mitchell.
Prince was one of the great synthesizers, combining influences, genres and identities into a stream of uniquely American sound.
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SIPGPR_160423_01.JPG: Prince 1958-2016
The tragic, premature death of Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) -- a flame of creative, daring musical talent -- has sent shock waves of grief around the world. Prince was a singer, songwriter, virtuoso guitarist, and funk master. Mixing the sounds of James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and P-Funk, his songs expanded beyond the melodic imagination of the Beatles, Miles Davis, and Joni Mitchell. His first club hits featured young urban characters seeking sexual redemption from alienation. In the 1980s he refined a pop sensibility informed by political consciousness, alternating party songs with social protest on 1999 (1982) and Sign o' the Times (1987). A master of stagecraft, Prince held court at his concerts, alternating blasts of color, dance, and sound. With thirty-nine albums over four decades, and the commercial and critical success of Purple Rain (1984), one of the most powerful music films ever made, Prince leaves us an ineffable, soaring body of work.
Lynn Goldsmith, 1993 (printed 2010)
SIPGPR_160423_74.JPG: The National Portrait Gallery put its photograph of Prince by Lynn Goldsmith on display under the "In Memoriam" banner. They also had a book for comments. Some folks left comments, others flowers. Most solemnly photographed the tribute.
SIPGPR_160425_04.JPG: A bit of self-promotion
SIPGPR_160425_19.JPG: Prines was aawsome. [sic]
SIPGPR_160425_28.JPG: A purple flower.
The heavens can now hear the sound of rock n' roll
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