Francesco Scavullo

gelatin silver print, signed and dated in ink on the image, mounted, 1979, printed later (Scavullo: 50 Years, p. 144)

The print is in generally excellent condition. The print is flush mounted on mat board. There are a few areas of surface soiling throughout the image. The image has areas of retouching. There are a few scratches and scruffs throughout the image visible in raking light only. The edges of the print are chipped in some areas. There is hinging residue on the upper mount. There are handling marks on the mount. The corners of the mount have been bumped. There is some skinning at the top of the reverse of the mount. There are handling marks on the reverse of the mount.
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Scavullo captures Grace Jones’ immense personality in this large-scale gelatin silver print. 1979, the year this photograph was executed, marked the death of disco, forcing Jones to take on the cultural chameleon identity she is known for today. Just two years after her 1979 disco-doomed release Muse, she received the honor of NME Album of the Year for 1981’s new-wave infused Nightclubbing. (rocklistmusic.co.uk)

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