Branford Marsalis, 1991: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of Branford Marsalis playing saxophone at a performance in Moscow, Idaho. He is wearing a vertically striped suit with occasional horizontal stripes and a black shirt. The photo is taken from a relatively low angle and part of Marsalis's right shoulder and arm are obscured by an unidentified object.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1991
• Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
• Subject of: Branford Marsalis, American, born 1960
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (35 x 23.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (35.2 x 27 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
• Place captured: Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Conductors (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2012.164.25
• 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

Sources and reuse

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.