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Fame

May 21, 2021 - August 29, 2021

Wright & Corridor Galleries

“Celebrity” is a complex and evolving concept shaped in each era by cultures, tastes, and media (such as social media, film, and television). Showcasing portraits of  the stars of  music, art, and popular culture, “Fame” presents celebrities captured at a moment in time by photographers Bill Jay, Carmel Vitullo, Stephan Brigidi, Donna Ferrato, Henry Horenstein, and Paris Visone. Either taken spontaneously or carefully posed, these photographs document luminaries of the 20th and 21st centuries. Come see Louis Armstrong, Kurt Cobain, Jasper Johns, Jennifer Lopez, John Malkovich, Bruce Springsteen, and many others as you have never seen them before. This exhibition features works from the Museum’s collection—some of which have never been exhibited—and works on loan by Visone, a Boston-based music photographer.

Donna Ferrato, John Malkovich, NYC, 1980, Archival pigment print, 24 x 30 inches, Newport Art Museum, Gift of John LoPresto, 2020.005.017.

Henry Horenstein, Waylon Jennings, Performance Center, Cambridge, MA, from the series “Honky Tonk”, 1976, Gelatin silver print, 15x 15 inches, Newport Art Museum, Museum Purchase, 2017.010.001.

Stephan Brigidi, Howard Ben Tre, 1995, Gelatin silver print A/P 2, 14 x 14 inches, Newport Art Museum, Gift of the artist in honor of Gian-Stefano Brigidi, 1996.001.009.

Donna Ferrato, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey, 1999, Archival pigment print, 24 x 30 inches, Newport Art Museum, Gift of John LoPresto, 2020.005.019.

Donna Ferrato, Jasper Johns, Biennale, Venice Italy, 1991, Archival pigment print, 24x 30 inches, Newport Art Museum, Gift of John LoPresto 2020.005.013.

Donna Ferrato, Kurt Cobain with Nirvana, NYC, 1993, Archival pigment print, 24 x 30 inches, Newport Art Museum, Gift of John LoPresto, 2020.005.010.

Carmel Vitullo, Louis Armstrong, 1958, Gelatin silver print, 19 1/2x 13 ½ inches, Newport Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2007.007.001.

Donna Ferrato, Yousuf Karsh and Andy Warhol, Signed Baguette, NYC, 1979, Archival pigment print, 24 x 30 inches, Newport Art Museum, Gift of John LoPresto, 2020.005.014.

Paris Visone, Blondie and B-52’s, 2010, archival inkjet print, 19 x 12 ½ inches, Courtesy of the artist. © Paris Visone.

Paris Visone, Godsmack, 2018, archival inkjet print, 19 x 12 ½ inches, Courtesy of the artist. © Paris Visone.

Paris Visone, Newfound Glory - Sound of 2 Voices, 2017, archival inkjet print, 19 x 12 ½ inches, Courtesy of the artist. © Paris Visone.