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Related: About this forumDuran Duran's Rio Cover Model Identified 42 Years Later
A surprise for the subject of the photo and the band members themselves
The mystery subject behind one of the most iconic album covers of the 80s has finally been revealed. For decades, fans have speculated about the identity of the inspiration for illustrator Patrick Nagels artwork for Duran Durans Rio, who has now been revealed as model Marcie Hunt.
In an Instagram post, Patrick Nagel historian and art broker Monica Moynihan explained the fan account @nagel_angel spent countless hours figuring out the reference photo for the album cover was pulled from a 1981 issue of Vogue Paris.
Patrick Nagel fans, today we publicly reveal Duran Durans Rio May 1982 album cover image source from Vogue Paris, February 1981, Moynihan wrote. Even Duran Duran joined the celebration with a repost.
Hunt reportedly retired from modeling in favor of a more private life, but jumped into the comments of Duran Durans repost to reveal that even she was unaware of the fact that her Vogue editorial shoot was used as a reference for the cove
https://consequence.net/2024/06/duran-duran-rio-cover-model-identified/
The mystery subject behind one of the most iconic album covers of the 80s has finally been revealed. For decades, fans have speculated about the identity of the inspiration for illustrator Patrick Nagels artwork for Duran Durans Rio, who has now been revealed as model Marcie Hunt.
In an Instagram post, Patrick Nagel historian and art broker Monica Moynihan explained the fan account @nagel_angel spent countless hours figuring out the reference photo for the album cover was pulled from a 1981 issue of Vogue Paris.
Patrick Nagel fans, today we publicly reveal Duran Durans Rio May 1982 album cover image source from Vogue Paris, February 1981, Moynihan wrote. Even Duran Duran joined the celebration with a repost.
Hunt reportedly retired from modeling in favor of a more private life, but jumped into the comments of Duran Durans repost to reveal that even she was unaware of the fact that her Vogue editorial shoot was used as a reference for the cove
https://consequence.net/2024/06/duran-duran-rio-cover-model-identified/
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Duran Duran's Rio Cover Model Identified 42 Years Later (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jun 2024
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Think. Again.
(15,599 posts)1. Oh come on, we all knew her name is Rio.
ProfessorGAC
(68,412 posts)2. And We Know...
...she dances on the sand.
Dr. Strange
(25,983 posts)3. Really?
So, just like that river twisting through a dusty land?
ProfessorGAC
(68,412 posts)4. Just Like That!
I know the words, the chorus for sure because I sang the high harmony on it when we played it in the early to mid 80s.
Different Drummer
(8,230 posts)5. And when she shines, she really shows you all she can.