Prince Portrait

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Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Prince Portrait
Date: c. 2018
Creator: LeAirre Morris See all items with this value
Description: Morris’ painting is a golden, close-up portrait of singer and performer Prince; his head is slightly bowed and his eyes are closed. The painting is inspired by Prince 3, a photograph of the singer taken by Herb Ritts in 1991. Before his death, Prince became one of the best-selling musicians of all time, celebrated for his soaring vocals, multi-instrumental skills, and pioneering aesthetics and sounds.
Primary Subject: 2000- See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; Music See all items with this value
Additional Subject: American Midwest; Black art; Costume; Fashion; Muscial Instruments; Performers
Type: Painting
Medium: paint on canvas
Measurements: 29 3/4 in x 24 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc35
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0152
Rights: All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value
References: Ritts, Herb. "Prince 3, 1991." Artsy. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/herb-ritts-prince-3.

Item sets: Art; Texas Southern University Collections; University Museum at Texas Southern Permanent Collection