Don Cherry, 1973: Museum Object and Cultural History
Don Cherry, 1973: Date: 1973. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Don Cherry, American, 1936 - 1995.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz trumpeter Don Cherry performing in New York City. Cherry is wearing a patterned shirt and necklace and holds a pocket trumpet to his mouth with his eyes closed. Behind him another musician plays a large stringed instrument, possibly a tanpura.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1973
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Don Cherry, American, 1936 - 1995
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 10 1/16 x 13 3/4 in. (25.5 x 34.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (26.7 x 35.3 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.88
- 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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