Lynn Goldsmith

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Lynn Goldsmith (born 1948)[1] is an American recording artist, film director, celebrity portrait photographer, and rock and roll photographer.[2][3] She has also made fine art photography with conceptual images and with her painting. Books of her work have been published by Taschen, Rizzoli, and Abrams. In 1985, she received a World Press Photo award.[4] In the 1980s, she wrote songs and performed as Will Powers.

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith is a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that deals with the Prince Series created by Warhol based on a photograph by Goldsmith of the musician Prince, and questions whether Warhol's changes were sufficiently transformative from Goldsmith to fall within fair use.

Early life[edit]

Goldsmith was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1] She attended the University of Michigan, where she graduated in three years with two degrees in English and Psychology.[5]

Career[edit]

After college, Goldsmith worked for Elektra Records. In 1971, she met Joshua White and worked with him as a director for Joshua TV. That same year, Goldsmith was inducted into the Directors Guild of America. In 1972, she directed ABC's In Concert. After directing a documentary piece on Grand Funk Railroad for ABC, she made a film on Grand Funk called We're an American Band in 1973. This led to her becoming the band's co-manager.

In the mid-1970s, she left managing and directing to focus on her photography. Goldsmith founded the photo agency LGI, that represented images of famous people in the entertainment industry. During that time, she also wrote songs and performed as Will Powers, and was signed to Island Records. In 1997, Goldsmith sold LGI to Corbis so she could concentrate more fully on her fine art photography and work with the Will Powers Institute.[6]

She chronicled the lives of Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, and the Rolling Stones' stadium tours.[7][8] Her photographs have appeared on the covers of magazines and have been used for book and album covers.

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith[edit]

Main article: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith

In 2016 the Andy Warhol Foundation filed a Pre-Emptive lawsuit in Federal Court against Goldsmith who then countersued citing copyright infringement of a portrait of Prince she'd taken in 1981; The Foundation argued that Warhol's "fair use" of the image was under copyright law because Warhol "transformed" the image.[9]

The Warhol Foundation won in Federal Court and Goldsmith appealed and won in The Second Circuit Court of Appeals which the Warhol Foundation appealed and Goldsmith won again. The Warhol Foundation then filed an appeal to the Supreme Court (SCOTUS). The case was heard on October 20, 2022.[10][11] The decision of the court will affect all of the arts and that is why Goldsmith claims she took on this costly legal battle over the 6 years. The decision will be made by SCOTUS by May 2023.

Publications[edit]

  • Springsteen. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985. ISBN 978-0283992148.
  • New Kids. Rizzoli, 1990. ISBN 978-0847813049.
  • Circus Dreams. Rizzoli, 1991. ISBN 978-0847814473.
  • Marky Mark. Harper Perennial, 1992. ISBN 978-0060950033.
  • Photodiary: A Musical Journey. Rizzoli, 1995. ISBN 978-0847818761.
  • Flower. Rizzoli, 2000. ISBN 978-0847822584.
  • Springsteen: Access All Areas. Rizzoli, 2000. ISBN 978-0789303929.
  • Rock and Roll. Abrams, 2007. ISBN 978-0810994058.
  • The Police: 1978–1983. Little, Brown, 2007. ISBN 978-0316005913.
  • The Looking Glass. Insight, 2011. ISBN 9781933784946.
  • Rock and Roll Stories. Abrams, 2013. ISBN 978-1419709586.[12]
  • KISS: 1977–1980. Rizzoli, 2017. ISBN 978-0847860128.[13]
  • Patti Smith: Before Easter After. Taschen, 2019.[14][15][16]
  • Music in the '80s. Rizzoli, 2022. ISBN 978-0847872251.

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Lynn Goldsmith's best photograph: the Patti Smith Easter sessions". The Guardian. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  2. ^ "Women To Watch: Trend Tracker Tara Gilani With Photographer Lynn Goldsmith". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  3. ^ https://www.nyc-arts.org/showclips/91625/photographer-lynn-goldsmith-i-nyc-arts-profile
  4. ^ a b "1985 Lynn Goldsmith PN3 - World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  5. ^ "lynn goldsmith - bio & cv". lynngoldsmith.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  6. ^ "Goldsmith Bio from Lexar". Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
  7. ^ "Patti Smith says photographer Lynn Goldsmith took her "out of the black and white world"". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  8. ^ "Photographs Capturing the Magic of Patti Smith, On Stage and Off". AnOther. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  9. ^ Totenberg, Nina. "The Supreme Court meets Andy Warhol, Prince and a case that could threaten creativity". NPR.org. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  10. ^ Liptak, Adam (12 October 2022). "Prince Photo or Just Formerly Known as One? Supreme Court Weighs Warhol's Art". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  11. ^ Gerson, Jeannie Suk (19 October 2022). "The Supreme Court's Self-Conscious Take on Andy Warhol". The New Yorker. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  12. ^ "'Rock And Roll Stories': Four Decades Photographing Music's Biggest Stars - Soundcheck". WNYC. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  13. ^ New photography book captures the rise of legendary band Kiss – via www.cbsnews.com
  14. ^ Chiarito, Bob (29 October 2019). "Patti Smith reveals stunning new photobook – and stands up for youth on-the-march – at Chicago event". NME. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  15. ^ Martoccio, Angie (25 October 2019). "'Before Easter After': Unseen Photos of Patti Smith Document Her Rise to Fame". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  16. ^ Ulin, David L. (23 November 2019). "Patti Smith and photographer Lynn Goldsmith: Their portrait of an abiding friendship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  17. ^ "18th Lucie Awards Bestow Masters of Photography Honors Virtually". direporter.com. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  18. ^ "2021 Lucie Honoree for Achievement in Portraiture : Lynn Goldsmith". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-28.

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