Dizzy Gillespie - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dizzy Gillespie - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980: Date: 1980. Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021. Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993.
The object in the museum catalogue
This image depicts Dizzy Gillespie playing his trumpet. He stands at a three-quarter angle to the viewer, holding his trumpets to his lips, cheeks inflated. The trumpet's bell is bent upward at a 45 degree angle. Gillespie wears a light colored suit and he stands in front of a microphone. Stage lights can be seen in the background.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1980
- Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993
- Type: portraits
- Type: digital images
- Type: digital media - born analog
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: H x W: 7274 pixels × 5487 pixels, 76.13 MB
- Place depicted: Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Men
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2014.116.16
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- 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: © Robert Houston Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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