The Figure Of The Woman Revealed On The Iconist Cover Of The Rio Album From Duran Duran

Cover the album Rio (doc. Duran Duran)

JAKARTA - Cover of the album Rio, Duran Duran's second studio album, released in 1983, is one of the iconic images for britpop music lovers.

The album cover features the figure of a woman painted by American illustrator Patrick Nagel, and was then designed by Malcolm target to resemble a classic 1950s cigar packaging.

The woman on the album cover has her own impression on Duran Duran fans, but who is painted by Nagel is still a mystery.

Until finally an Instagram account called @nagel_angel tried to find out the woman. Much time spent looking for references to the original photo that Nagel used.

According to @nagel_angle, the female figure in the cover of the album Rio is a model named Marcie Hunt, who is currently better known as Marcie Dinkel.

Although Nagel died two years after making the illustration, his assistant, Barry Hahn, has reportedly confirmed that Hunt is the original inspiration of the Rio cover.

Duran Duran himself through his social media has re-uploaded the discovery of @nagel_angel, which Hunt later commented on.

"It's really cool! I didn't know until now that my photo was used for Rio's cover," wrote Marcie Hunt.