Dexter Gordon, 1977: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dexter Gordon, 1977: Date: 1977. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Dexter Gordon, American, 1923 - 1990.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Dexter Gordon playing the saxaphone at a performance in Clearwater, FL. Gordon is photographed from the knees up at a low angle. He wears dark slacks, a light dress shirt and a dark vest.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1977
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Dexter Gordon, American, 1923 - 1990
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in. (34.9 x 24.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 13/16 x 10 1/2 in. (35.1 x 26.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.176
- 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
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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: © David D. Spitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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