Marvin Gaye at the Recording Session for "Let's Get It On"

April 2 Born on this day in 1939, Marvin Gaye is an iconic soul singer and songwriter best known for his work with Motown records. Recording for his sixteenth studio album, Let’s Get It On, took place between 1970 and 1973. This photograph depicts Gaye at the piano during a session in Los Angeles on June 1973.

Marvin Gaye at the recording session for "Let's Get It On"

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery

Artist: Jim Britt, born 1937
Sitter: Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr., 2 Apr 1939 - 1 Apr 1984

Date: June 1973

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Jim Britt

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 38.5 × 57.2 cm (15 3/16 × 22 1/2"); Sheet: 45.1 × 60.4 cm (17 3/4 × 23 3/4")

Type: Photograph

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