Diana Ross (with Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson)
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Object Details
- Artist
- Bruce Davidson, born 1933
- Sitter
- Florence Ballard, 30 Jun 1943 - 22 Feb 1976
- Diana Ross, born 26 Mar 1944
- Mary Wilson, 6 Mar 1944 - 8 Feb 2021
- Exhibition Label
- Diana Ross achieved international stardom as the lead singer of the Supremes. With songs such as "Where Did Our Love Go" and "Stop in the Name of Love," the Supremes became the most successful female group in pop music history; during the 1960s, only the Beatles sold more records. Bruce Davidson's photograph pictures Ross in 1965 in Detroit's Motown Records studio between the other two members of the famous singing trio- Florence Ballard (left) and Mary Wilson (right).Described as a "total entertainer," Ross electrified audiences with a voice that could put "swerves into the most unsupple lyrics." In 1970 she left the group to pursue a solo career as a singer and an actress. Ross's portrayal of singer Billie Holiday in the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues received a Best Actress Oscar nomination.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1965 (printed 1996)
- Object number
- NPG.96.170
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Bruce Davidson / Magnum Photos
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 20.4 x 35.3 cm (8 1/16 x 13 7/8")
- Sheet: 27.8 x 35.3 cm (10 15/16 x 13 7/8")
- Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22")
- Place
- United States\Michigan\Wayne\Detroit
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Jewelry\Earring
- Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl
- Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone
- Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet
- Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone
- Interior\Studio\Music
- Mary Wilson: Female
- Mary Wilson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular
- Diana Ross: Female
- Diana Ross: Visual Arts\Designer\Fashion Designer
- Diana Ross: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
- Diana Ross: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Pop
- Florence Ballard: Female
- Florence Ballard: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.96.170
- Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47753b001-4969-4c24-ab82-77234df99a29
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