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Photography — Francesco Scavullo Deborah Harry, 1986 (Song Vol. I)
Photography — Francesco Scavullo Deborah Harry, 1986 (Song Vol. I)
Photography — Francesco Scavullo Deborah Harry, 1986 (Song Vol. I)
Photography — Francesco Scavullo Deborah Harry, 1986 (Song Vol. I)
Photography — Francesco Scavullo Deborah Harry, 1986 (Song Vol. I)
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Francesco Scavullo Deborah Harry, 1986 (Song Vol. I)

This striking gelatin silver print captures Deborah Harry in 1986 at the height of her influence as both a musician and style icon, photographed by the legendary Francesco Scavullo whose fashion and portrait work defined several decades of American visual culture. The image belongs to Scavullo's "Song" portfolio from his comprehensive photographic retrospective published in 2004, a curated selection that underscores Harry's status as a defining figure of new wave and punk aesthetics. The print demonstrates Scavullo's signature technical mastery, particularly his refined approach to lighting and tonal gradation that renders skin and fabric with luminous precision. The work carries the authentication of the artist's signature and exists outside the primary edition of 150, making it a distinguished example from this landmark portfolio project. For collectors interested in photography that documents late twentieth-century cultural moments, this print offers significant appeal on multiple registers: it represents a pivotal moment in popular music history, showcases one of photography's most celebrated practitioners at his mature height, and provides a substantive connection to the distinctive visual language of the 1980s. The substantial framing size, nearly thirty by twenty-five inches, allows the psychological presence and compositional sophistication of Scavullo's portraiture to command attention in any collecting context.

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Francesco Scavullo (after), Deborah Harry, 1986, A Photographic Retrospective, Volume I: Song Portfolio, 2004, Signed, Gelatin silver print, Edition Outside the edition of 150, 29 1/4" x 25 1/2" Framed Size, 24" x 20" Sheet Size, 21 1/2" x 17 1/2" Image Size

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Photography, Francesco Scavullo Deborah Harry, 1986 (Song Vol. I)

This striking gelatin silver print captures Deborah Harry in 1986 at the height of her influence as both a musician and style icon, photographed by the legendary Francesco Scavullo whose fashion and portrait work defined several decades of American visual culture. The image belongs to Scavullo's "Song" portfolio from his comprehensive photographic retrospective published in 2004, a curated selection that underscores Harry's status as a defining figure of new wave and punk aesthetics. The print demonstrates Scavullo's signature technical mastery, particularly his refined approach to lighting and tonal gradation that renders skin and fabric with luminous precision. The work carries the authentication of the artist's signature and exists outside the primary edition of 150, making it a distinguished example from this landmark portfolio project. For collectors interested in photography that documents late twentieth-century cultural moments, this print offers significant appeal on multiple registers: it represents a pivotal moment in popular music history, showcases one of photography's most celebrated practitioners at his mature height, and provides a substantive connection to the distinctive visual language of the 1980s. The substantial framing size, nearly thirty by twenty-five inches, allows the psychological presence and compositional sophistication of Scavullo's portraiture to command attention in any collecting context.

Medium
Francesco Scavullo (after), Deborah Harry, 1986, A Photographic Retrospective, Volume I: Song Portfolio, 2004, Signed, Gelatin silver print, Edition Outside the edition of 150, 29 1/4" x 25 1/2" Framed Size, 24" x 20" Sheet Size, 21 1/2" x 17 1/2" Image Size
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Georgetown Frame Shoppe, Washington, D.C., United States

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