Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland, 1989: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of Eddie Bluesman Kirkland playing a guitar and singing at a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He is wearing a dark hat, white shirt, and a dark vest. He is singing into a microphone and his left hand and neck of the guitar are visible at the bottom right of the frame. The photo is taken from an extreme low angle.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1989
• Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
• Subject of: Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican, 1923 - 2011
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 5/16 x 13 11/16 in. (23.6 x 34.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (26.4 x 35 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
• Place captured: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Blues (Music)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2012.164.34
• 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.