Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 1995: Museum Object and Cultural History
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 1995: Date: ca. 1995. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American, 1924 - 2005.

The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown playing violin at a performance in Miami, FL. He is wearing a black cowboy hat, black longsleeve shirt with a white design, and has a pair of sunglasses in his shirt pocket. He is holding the violin with his left hand and the bow with his right hand.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1995
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American, 1924 - 2005
- 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. (34.9 x 23.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (35.3 x 26.6 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: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.42
- 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.
