The Verve (Simon Tong; Nick McCabe; Richard Ashcroft; Simon Jones; Peter Salisbury)
6 of 14 portraits by Chris Floyd
The Verve (Simon Tong; Nick McCabe; Richard Ashcroft; Simon Jones; Peter Salisbury)
by Chris Floyd
chromogenic print, 1998
18 7/8 in. x 15 in. (480 mm x 380 mm)
Purchased, 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG x87817
Sittersback to top
- Richard Ashcroft (1971-), Musician; singer and guitarist for The Verve. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Simon Jones (1972-), Musician; bass guitarist for The Verve. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Nick McCabe (1971-), Musician; guitarist for The Verve. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Peter Salisbury (1971-), Musician; drummer for The Verve. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Simon Tong (1972-), Musician, guitarist and keyboard player for 'The Verve'. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
This portraitback to top
Led by Wigan-born Richard Ashcroft, The Verve moved out of underground credibility and into mainstream success with the best-selling Urban Hymns album (1997) and the Stones-sampling Bittersweet Symphony (1997). Verve had a Number One single with The Drugs Don't Work in September 1997. The group disbanded when singer songwriter Ashcroft launched his solo career with Alone with Everybody (2000). Chris Floyd's portrait was made in Richmond Park, overlooking London during a break from recording Urban Hymns at a studio in Chiswick.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Hoare, Philip; Pepper, Terence, Icons of Pop, 1999 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 4 June -19 September 1999), p. 105
Events of 1998back to top
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