Drumstick used by Art Blakey: Museum Object and Cultural History
Drumstick used by Art Blakey: Date: 1970-1990. Created by: Modern Drum Shop, American, active 1970s - 2000s. Used by: Art Blakey, American, 1919 - 1990.
The object in the museum catalogue
A wooden drumstick used by Art Blakey. A label reads "MODERN DRUM SHOP / 5A MODEL / NYC". The stick is cylindrical with one rounded end and one tapered end with a small, white plastic tip.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1970-1990
- Created by: Modern Drum Shop, American, active 1970s - 2000s
- Used by: Art Blakey, American, 1919 - 1990
- Type: drumsticks
- Medium: wood, acetal
- Dimensions: 16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (40.6 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)
- Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Object number: 2012.36.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Bradley
- 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: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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