Lynn Goldsmith

American film director (born 1948)

For other people named Goldsmith, see Goldsmith (disambiguation).

Lynn Goldsmith (born 1948) is an American recording artist, film director, celebrity portrait photographer, and rock and roll photographer.[1][2] She has also made fine art photography with conceptual images and her paintings. Taschen, Rizzoli, and Abrams have published books on her work. In 1985, she received a World Press Photo award.[3] In the 1980s, she wrote songs and performed as Will Powers. In 2023, she was part of a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the limits of fair use concerning a series of Andy Warhol silkscreen portraits based on a Goldsmith photo of the musician Prince.

## Life

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Goldsmith was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1948.[4] She attended the University of Michigan, where she graduated in three years magna cum laude with two degrees, in English and psychology.[5] After college, in 1969, 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, representing images of famous people in the entertainment industry. During that time, she also wrote songs, 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.

### Gallery

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* The Cars, 1980

* The B-52s, 1980

* Talking Heads, 1980

## Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith

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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 The Foundation appealed the decision, and Goldsmith won again. The Warhol Foundation then filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The case was heard on October 20, 2022.[10][11] On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court sided with Goldsmith in a 7–2 vote. [12]

## Publications

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* 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.[13]
* KISS: 1977–1980. Rizzoli, 2017. ISBN 978-0847860128.[14]
* Patti Smith: Before Easter After. Taschen, 2019.[15][16][17]
* Music in the '80s. Rizzoli, 2022. ISBN 978-0847872251.
* 'Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band- Darkness on The Edge of Town' Taschen 2023

## Awards

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* 2021: Lifetime Achievement in Portraiture, Lucie Awards[18][19]

## References

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1. ^ "Women To Watch: Trend Tracker Tara Gilani With Photographer Lynn Goldsmith". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
2. ^ "Photographer Lynn Goldsmith February 6, 2014". nyc-arts.org. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
3. ^ "1985 Lynn Goldsmith PN3 Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
4. ^ "Lynn Goldsmith's best photograph: the Patti Smith Easter sessions". The Guardian. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
5. ^ "Bio/CV". lynngoldsmith.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
6. ^ "Goldsmith Bio from Lexar". Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
7. ^ "Patti Smith says photographer Lynn Goldsmith took her "out of the black and white world"". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
8. ^ "Photographs Capturing the Magic of Patti Smith, On Stage and Off". AnOther. October 23, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
9. ^ Totenberg, Nina. "The Supreme Court meets Andy Warhol, Prince and a case that could threaten creativity". NPR. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
10. ^ Liptak, Adam (October 12, 2022). "Prince Photo or Just Formerly Known as One? Supreme Court Weighs Warhol's Art". The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
11. ^ Gerson, Jeannie Suk (October 19, 2022). "The Supreme Court's Self-Conscious Take on Andy Warhol". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
12. ^ Hurley, Lawrence. "Supreme Court rules against Warhol foundation in copyright fight over Prince images". NBC News. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
13. ^ "'Rock And Roll Stories': Four Decades Photographing Music's Biggest Stars - Soundcheck". WNYC. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
14. ^ "New photography book captures the rise of legendary band Kiss". cbsnews.com.
15. ^ Chiarito, Bob (October 29, 2019). "Patti Smith reveals stunning new photobook – and stands up for youth on-the-march – at Chicago event". NME. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
16. ^ Martoccio, Angie (October 25, 2019). "'Before Easter After': Unseen Photos of Patti Smith Document Her Rise to Fame". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
17. ^ Ulin, David L. (November 23, 2019). "Patti Smith and photographer Lynn Goldsmith: Their portrait of an abiding friendship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
18. ^ "18th Lucie Awards Bestow Masters of Photography Honors Virtually". direporter.com. October 23, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
19. ^ "2021 Lucie Honoree for Achievement in Portraiture : Lynn Goldsmith". The Eye of Photography Magazine. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

## External links

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* Official website
* Goldsmith Interviews The Police
* Goldsmith photo shoot with Elvira
* Dyna-Lite Photography Flash Equipment, Lynn Goldsmith
* Lynn Goldsmith in conversation with Lauren Coyle Rosen, The Spiritual Muses

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