Dizzy Gillespie, 1973: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dizzy Gillespie, 1973: Date: 1973. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993.
The object in the museum catalogue
A digital print of jazz musician and composer Dizzy Gillespie playing trumpet during a performance in New York City. The photo is from an extreme low angle, and looks up at Gillespie's face between his arms. He wears a pair of sunglasses in which the audience is reflected. There is a double border printed around the image, the inner border is grey and the outer border is black, both are about 1/4 inch thick.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1973
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993
- Type: portraits
- Type: digital prints
- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 7/16 x 10 11/16 in. (34.2 x 27.1 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 19 x 12 15/16 in. (48.2 x 32.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Conductors (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2012.164.172
- 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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