Billy Eckstine on stage, c. mid-1950s: Museum Object and Cultural History
Billy Eckstine on stage, c. mid-1950s: Date: ca. 1955. Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999. Subject of: Billy Eckstine, American, 1914 - 1993.
The object in the museum catalogue
This black and white photograph depicts Billy Eckstine on stage looking down at his audience. Wearing a light grey suit and dark shirt, he stands in front of a microphone that he grasps in both hands. Behind him on stage is a man in a dark suit holding a bass standing next to a drum set. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#11."
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1955
- Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
- Subject of: Billy Eckstine, American, 1914 - 1993
- Subject of: Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (image): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)
- Place depicted: Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Bebop (Music)
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Nightlife
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2016.117.11
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
- 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: © Linda A. Jackson Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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