Critics continue to swoon over how the patterned lace frames Swanson’s lips and chin. Here, Steichen employs his best techniques to great effect: strong light-dark contrasts, sharp focus, and detail.
Steichen hung a piece of black lace in front of Swanson’s face near the end of a photo shoot immediately grasping Steichen’s intent, Swanson assumed the role of femme fatale, ready to pounce and devour - the lace seems too flimsy to contain her gaze, highlighting the mysterious, flimsy power of glamour itself. Photographer Sam Emerson was personally chosen by Michael for the album cover. Steichen’s 1924 portrait of Gloria Swanson in black lace remains one of the most powerful photographs ever taken. 'On July 13, 1987, company executives at CBS met to discuss putting the final touches to Michael Jackson’s Bad album, the successor to the record-breaking and Grammy Award winning Thriller. The initial photograph chosen for the cover of Bad was inspired by a portrait of actress Gloria Swanson by famed photographer Edward Steichen. "On July 13, 1987, company executives at CBS met to discuss putting the final touches to Michael Jackson’s Bad album, the successor to the record-breaking and Grammy Award winning Thriller. Growing up watching the abuse he got for his appearance and other things, shaped my view of people, of how ignorant and prejudiced people can be. Just back then, it was the start of the lynch mob (regardless of ethnicity) which he unfortunately never escaped from. Of course, over the years with hindsight & understanding how vitiligo looks with a flashgun, the cover makes sense, & I love the cover. Personally, at 7 years old when this was released, I remember being surprised by his appearance (on the cover, not the Bad video or his general appearance) but that didn't last long, the music affirmed it was 'My Michael Jackson'.
COVER MICHAEL JACKSON BAD ALBUM SKIN
Apart from small news snippets we didn't really see much of him, then BAM - The cover of Bad, with Michael's skin condition now more obvious under bright photography lights.īecause of his changing appearance and private nature, many people thought he had turned his back on his black roots, rumours of skin bleaching emerged (along with others) and it's during this time, at the height of fame after Thriller, that the anti-Michael mob gained strength. The first single from Bad "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" never had a music video. There were 4 compilation albums release between Thriller and Bad, all of which had Michael with his original skin pigmentation. It was a different time back then, no internet, no fast way to gather and digest facts. Their voices, and their hearts, joined in order to create something beautiful, and we are truly grateful for that.At the time of its release, Michael was a recluse (he always was I suppose) - We were 'used' to seeing Michael, Thriller era and younger, when his vitiligo wasn't as severe and the condition was much lesser known. The Smooth Criminals would also like to thank all the great people which take part in this project.
You can contact them for information, or make a donation, visiting the site This song and video were created with our friends in order to let people know about this wonderful project, and invite them to help children all over the world, by donating to this Foundation.Īll the earnings from the iTunes selling of this song will be entirely donated to the Flying Angels Foundation. His memory has indeed been hijacked by those who, in my humble opinion, killed him. Since Michael Jackson’s untimely death, we have observed some rather insidious tributes to him, which, once decoded, were in fact thinly veiled references to his ritual sacrifice. The Foundation also donates tickets to medical teams who go on site to perform lifesaving surgeries. Michael Jackson’s New Album Cover: Rife with Symbolism. The Flying Angels Foundation deals with finding, purchasing and donating round trip airplane tickets, to and from all over the world for children in health emergency that need to be urgently transferred to a health facility in order to receive adequate treatment.
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