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Artist:
Markus Klinko, born c. 1961  Search this
Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri, born c. 1974  Search this
Sitter:
Beyoncé Knowles, born 4 Sept 1981  Search this
Medium:
Color photolithographic halftone poster
Dimensions:
Sheet: 121.9 x 91.4 cm (48 x 36")
Type:
Print
Date:
2003
Exhibition Label:
Born Houston, Texas
One of the most popular performers on the planet, Beyoncé is a megastar whose talent embraces singing, dancing, songwriting, acting, and entrepreneurship. Her music is generally R&B but also includes pop, funk, hip-hop, and soul.
As of 2018, Beyoncé has been nominated for over sixty Grammy Awards, more than any other woman in history, and she has won twenty-two of those awards. She has also garnered twelve MTV Video Music Awards, a Billboard Millennium Award, and countless other accolades. An electrifying performer, Beyoncé is known for highly choreographed dance routines and her elaborate costumes. In 2013, the New Yorker described her as “the most important and compelling popular musician of the twenty-first century. It’s not just that she’s a dazzling, gale-force performer. She’s got the finest set of ears, the sharpest musical mind, of anyone in her pop generation.”
Nacida en Houston, Texas
Beyoncé es una de las artistas más populares del planeta, una megaestrella cuyos talentos abarcan el canto, la composición, la actuación y el empresarismo. En general su repertorio es rhythm and blues, pero también incluye pop, funk, hip-hop y soul.
Hasta el año 2018, Beyoncé ha sido nominada para más de sesenta premios Grammy—más que ninguna otra mujer en la historia—y ha Ganado veintidós de ellos. También ha recibido doce premios MTV Video Music Awards, un premio Millennium de la revista Billboard e incontables otros honores. Electrizante en escena, es famosa por sus complejos números de baile y su elaborado vestuario. En 2013 el New Yorker la describió como “la artista más importante y cautivadora de la música popular en el siglo XXI. No solo es una intérprete deslumbrante, con la fuerza de un huracán, sino que posee el mejor oído y la mente musical más aguda de su generación en el pop.
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Poster  Search this
Beyoncé Knowles: Female  Search this
Beyoncé Knowles: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Beyoncé Knowles: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Entrepreneur  Search this
Beyoncé Knowles: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Beyoncé Knowles: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Beyoncé Knowles: Grammy  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Chisholm-Larsson Gallery, New York City
Object number:
S/NPG.2012.63
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Markus Klinko and Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4903b0415-bd33-4ce5-ada9-eef219d28199
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2012.63