Arnie Lawrence, Howard McGhee, and Cecil Payne, 1982: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of jazz musicians Arnie Lawrence (L), Howard McGhee (C), and Cecil Payne (R) performing in New York City. Lawrence plays tenor saxaphone, McGhee plays trumpet, and Payne plays baritone saxaphone. Lawrence and Payne are framed at the extreme edges of the photo, with McGhee between them.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1982
• Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
• Subject of: Arnie Lawrence, American, 1938 - 2005
• Subject of: Howard McGhee, American, 1918 - 1987
• Subject of: Cecil Payne, American, 1922 - 2007
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 1/2 x 13 11/16 in. (24.2 x 34.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (27.7 x 35.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2012.164.51
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
• 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: © David D. Spitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.