Flaco Jiménez
Object Details
- Artist
- Al Rendon, born 1957
- Sitter
- Flaco Jiménez, born 11 Mar 1939
- Exhibition Label
- Born San Antonio, Texas
- The accordionist Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez has been the most influential person in bringing Tejano music to national and international audiences. Jiménez grew up immersed in the traditional conjunto music of the U.S.-Mexico border and began performing with his father, Santiago Jiménez Jr., when he was seven years old. During childhood, he earned the nickname “Flaco,” the Spanish word for “skinny.”
- Flaco’s collaborations with musicians like Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, and Carlos Santana, along with his 1990s band the Texas Tornados, brought conjunto music to the attention of the American mainstream and simultaneously encouraged conjunto to mingle with these other influences. Flaco has won five Grammy awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.
- The double-exposure in this photograph resulted from the jamming of the film in Al Rendón’s camera, an “accident” the artist embraced to create a unique artwork.
- Nacido en San Antonio, Texas
- El acordeonista Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez ha sido la figura que más ha influido para divulgar la música tejana-mexicana entre el público nacional e internacional. Jiménez creció inmerso en el estilo musical “de conjunto”, típico de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, y comenzó a tocar con su padre, Santiago Jiménez Jr., a la edad de siete años. El apodo de “Flaco” lo adquirió en su niñez.
- Las colaboraciones del Flaco con músicos como Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, los Rolling Stones y Carlos Santana, junto con los Texas Tornados, su banda de la década de 1990, atrajeron la atención del público y la industria musical estadounidenses hacia el estilo de los conjuntos tejanos, al tiempo que motivaron a estos a experimentar con otras influencias. El Flaco ha ganado cinco premios Grammy, incluido uno por su trayectoria artística en 2015.
- La doble exposición de esta fotografía se debió a que la película se atascó en la cámara de Al Rendón, un “accidente” que el artista utilizó para crear una obra de arte única.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
- 1987
- Object number
- NPG.2016.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © 2015 Al Rendon
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Toned gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 39.7 × 27.3 cm (15 5/8 × 10 3/4")
- Sheet: 50.4 × 40.5 cm (19 13/16 × 15 15/16")
- Frame (Artist Frame): 71.1 × 61 cm (28 × 24")
- Place
- United States\Texas\Bexar\San Antonio
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone
- Music\Musical instrument\Accordion
- Interior\Ballroom
- Flaco Jiménez: Male
- Flaco Jiménez: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician
- Flaco Jiménez: Performing arts awards\Grammy
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2016.9
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4475e025c-c3ab-4f4a-ade8-5bed6ef6e72c
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