Buddy Tate, 1978: Museum Object and Cultural History
Buddy Tate, 1978: Date: ca. 1978. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Buddy Tate, American, 1913 - 2001.

The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Buddy Tate playing saxaphone at a performance in Miami, FL. Tate is photographed from the waist up and wears a light colored plaid suit and vest with a white dress shirt and light tie. His eyes are closed as he plays.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1978
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Buddy Tate, American, 1913 - 2001
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (34.5 x 23.5 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 11/16 x 10 5/16 in. (34.7 x 26.2 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.181
- 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.

