Photograph of W.C. Handy playing the trumpet: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of W.C. Handy playing the trumpet: Date: 1940-1958. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photo depicting W.C. Handy. He is sitting on a park bench towards the center of a crowd playing a trumpet. He is wearing a black coat with a hat on. He has a black cane resting in between his legs while the crowd directs their attention to him. On the reverse is the inscription [W.C. Handy].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1940-1958
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Subject of: W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958
- Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 1/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.4 × 25.2 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 8 7/16 × 10 3/8 in. (21.5 × 26.4 cm)
- Place captured: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Soul (Music)
- Object number: 2013.118.199.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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