Art Blakey: Museum Object and Cultural History
Art Blakey: Date: 2007. Created by: Frederick J. Brown, American, 1945 - 2012. Type: oil paintings.
The object in the museum catalogue
This oil painting depicts the jazz drummer Art Blakey playing the drums. Wearing a blue striped jacket, yellow shirt and red striped tie, he holds a pair of raised drumsticks, his head thrown back, his mouth open and his eyes closed. In the background is a red brick wall. The painting is signed, titled and dated on the verso.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2007
- Created by: Frederick J. Brown, American, 1945 - 2012
- Type: oil paintings
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: H x W: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Object number: 2014.130.6
- 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: © Frederick J. Brown Trust Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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